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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 144-146 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 1 TX channel. XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 50 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC Mains
Current RX ? 18-80 mA ?
TX - 60 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1934 and 193x in USA
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
70 × 120 × 37 mm
(2.76 × 4.72 × 1.46 in)
?
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) incl. batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 STANDARD-C-000800 RME-000009D