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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.012-60 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? SDR Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? SDR 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Line in / Line out / Mic in/out 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m (2m optional) -
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   -
RF-output ? HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC -
Impedance ? 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 90 VA
TX - 25A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 2003 and 2007 in USA Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000140X FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000 EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II