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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-6 m 0.1-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

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 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC
Current RX 120W ? 300 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170A JRC-JST-000145 LOWE-SRX-000100