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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz General coverage (~0.5-30 MHz) -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL. VFO option
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 40/80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW  
RF-output ? 100 W 2 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
? ?
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X ICOM-IC-000741 KANTRONICS-ROCKHOUND