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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) ?
Current RX ? 45 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X KENWOOD-000009R-59DS RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000454-"CB-FONE-40"