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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
Filters ? ? 400 Hz optional
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
9.00165 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 3 W into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX 120W ? 1.8 A
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 255 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A LOWE-HF-000250E SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103