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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP -

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 100Ω 60Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? 2 A 80 W
TX - 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X SEMCOSET-SELECTO EDDYSTONE-000730/8