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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 10-80m 0.55-33 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 180W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary -
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 1946 and 194x
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
? 565 × 280 × 305 mm
(22.24 × 11.02 × 12.01 in)
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 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-HQ-000129X HEATHKIT-SB-000101 RME-000045B