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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 3.4-30.2 MHz 150 kHz- 54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225