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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
Filters ? ? 400 Hz optional
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9.00165 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range XTAL in the 27 MHz band - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 5 W ? 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU 12-14V DC
Current RX - ? 1.8 A
TX ? - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000105TRE HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103