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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-10 MHz? 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50/200 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 19xx in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 1949 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
?
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000110 HILBERLING-PT-008000A NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050