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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
7 fixed weather channels (162.xx MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
108–136.975 MHz: 1.7 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 60% modulation for AM, 3 kHz deviation for FM)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1.8 W max

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 130-400 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
? 130 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 755 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 50 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000140X HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002056