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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable AirBand VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 1.25m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 220.0 - 389.9 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes Superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? 100 mW Internal speaker 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? - 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC / Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300-500 mA
TX - - 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USSR Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
290 × 155 × 210 mm
(11.42 × 6.10 × 8.27 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-X MILITARY-USSR R-000871 ATLAS-000210