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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Converter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 3.4-30.2 MHz 10-80 m 435 MHz transmitter, 145 to 29 MHz receiving converter
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? N/A
Selectivity ? ? N/A
Filters ? ? N/A
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne N/A
IF-freqs. ? ? N/A
Image rejection ? ? N/A
Audio output ? ? N/A

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m ?
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W N/A

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 12-14V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 1983 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
?
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000150A TEN-TEC-002510