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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 2MHz - 3.0 GHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   -
Sensitivity ? SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
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Selectivity ? Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz ?
Audio output ? Line + Headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply Mains
Current RX 120W 36W -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2009 and in USA Between 1954 and 195x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
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Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 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-000180A TEN-TEC-RX-000400 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000010-B