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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 120W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1937 and 1939 in USA Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
? ?
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 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-000180A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000080X TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515)