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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Portable VHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.005%
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 10 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 6 m 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1.0 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz 10.695 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m 28-29.699 MHz
26-32 MHz for export models
Modulations - SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 / 1.5 W SSB: 100 W, AM/FM/CW: 50 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan (?) Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
? ?
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-SX KENWOOD-TR-001300 CRT-HERCULE-TURBO