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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps 20 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430 MHz 0.54-20 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 33.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 430 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 12 W ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1936 and 1936 in USA Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-000400S HAMMARLUND-SP-000010 HEATHKIT-HW-000100