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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-6 m
(2 m optional)
- AM: 0.5-1710 MHz
FM: 76-250 / 300-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? FM/AM: double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 2 m / 1.25 m / 70 cm
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 52-70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains External PSU (6 or 12 V DC / 67.5 V DC, 275 V DC / 300~600 V DC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 120W - 0.5 A
TX - ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
140 × 46 × 150 mm
(5.51 × 1.81 × 5.91 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Detachable front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170C MORROW-MB-000565 VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-006600P