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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  33cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.4-30.2 MHz 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe) 8 fixed crystal positions
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX ? 8 / 13 W 210 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE) Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
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Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 20-9461 EDDYSTONE-000962