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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m VHF
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 CB channels, crystal controlled - VHF
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 5 W ? 20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? 0.5 A
TX ? - 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
? ?
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A WILSON-WH002510