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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Transmitter Exciter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
160 m optional
2-32 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 60 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains
Current RX ? - -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1965 and 1968 Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180C HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 TMC-SBE-000002