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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 160-6 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? 120W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170A JRC-JST-000145