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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.01 to 0.001% after 15 minutes warmup < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-35.5 MHz 0.54-54 MHz in 6 bands (0.54-1.35 / 1.35-3.45 / 3.45-7.4 / 7.4-14.8 / 14.8-29.7 / 29.7-54 MHz) 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: ≤ 2 µV
CW: ≤ 0.75 µV
0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? Selectable bandwidths
Non-XTAL filter: 3 / 8 / 13 kHz
XTAL filter: 200 / 500 Hz and 1.3 kHz
2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 72-109 dB (Depending on band) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (external speaker required) 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance ? 100Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (95-260 V AC) 10-15V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 457 × 454 × 394 mm
(17.99 × 17.87 × 15.51 in)
480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6 memories are optional RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-PRO-000310 HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 LOWE-HF-000250