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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 20 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes Single conversion Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 6.14 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet.

Transmitter

TX-range - - 20 m
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 3W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 110/220V AC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 35-80mA
TX - - 800mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) ? 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-SX NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T TEN-TEC-001320