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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Receiver | Solid state

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 3/6/15 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Clamps / screws
Impedance 100 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains Mains (110/220 V AC)
Current RX ? 80 VA max ?
TX - 450 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 1971 and 1982 in USA
Dimensions ? 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
BFO
S-Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000220-LX YAESU-FT-002000 HEATHKIT-SW-000717