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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 3500 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? 100Ω 50-80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
Weight ? 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077