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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC external or 8LR6 internal 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1998 and xxxx in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
180 × 50 × 188 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 7.40 in)
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C LOWE-HF-000150E PRESIDENT-JAMES