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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop 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 Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 2.8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
? 143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II