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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-30 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
?
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Built-in

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1968 Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1936 and 1937 in USA
Dimensions 171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
?
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 LOWE-HF-000225E HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011