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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - -
Impedance ? 50/200 Ω 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains 230/115 VAC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 1951 and 1952 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
?
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050T1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS