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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Station Monitor

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 25-1300 MHz (except cellular) 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? FM
28-54: 0.4μV
137-174: 0.4μV
216-224.995: 0.4μV
400-512: 0.4μV
764-775.9875: 0.5μV
794-823.9875: 0.5μV
849.0125-868.9875: 0.5μV
894.0125-956: 0.5μV
1240-1300: 0.8μV
AM (20 dB S/N at 60% modulation)
25-27.9950: 1.0μV
108-136.9875: 1.0μV
225-319.9875: 1.0μV
320-399.9875: .1.0μV
W-FM (20 dB S/N at 22.5 kHz deviation)
179.750–215.750 MHz: 0.8 μV
1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 1st: 265.55/380.75 MHz
2nd: 10.80 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB (at 162.4 MHz) ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 470 mA max 22 W max
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 2008 and 20xx Between 1985 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 187 × 56 × 152 mm
(7.36 × 2.20 × 5.98 in)
286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 270 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000160 HEATHKIT-HO-005404