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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 30 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 146-148 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV or better ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 146-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 420 × 203 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 7.99 × 9.13 in)
? 330 × 140 × 290 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.42 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 67 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000200 ICOM-IC-000230 DRAKE-DSR-000001