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

General

HAM bands 6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 50 Hz - 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-6 m 0.1-2036 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 100kHz - 2.5MHz
SSB/CW: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.20 µV (10dB S/N)
2.5MHz - 1.8GHz
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 1.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
1.8GHz - 2.0GHz
SSB/CW: 0.75 µV (10dB S/N)
AM: 3.00 µV (10dB S/N)
N-FM: 1.25 µV (12dB SINAD)
W-FM: 3.00 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz/-6dB, 4.5 kHz/-60db (USB/LSB/CW)
12 kHz/-6dB, 25 kHz/-70dB (AM/N-FM)
180 kHz/-6dB, 800 kHz/-50dB (W-FM)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple / Quadruple (W-FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 0.7 W into 8 ohm with 10% distortion

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1989 and 199x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 4 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232 port
Accessories ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170AC AOR-AR-003000AB