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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  ? 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne 4 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 465 kHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 50 dB
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker ? 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50/75 Ω 50/70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains Mains
Current RX ? 30 W 50 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1964 and 1971 in USA Between 1965 and 196x
Dimensions ? 292 × 146 × 171 mm
(11.50 × 5.75 × 6.73 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 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 ? BFO
S-Meter
-
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X HEATHKIT-GR-000064 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B