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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
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 XTAL ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 20 W ? 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W)

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/600 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX - ? 80 VA max
TX ? - 450 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions ? 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? ? 15.00 kg (33.1 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 ? ? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-FOUR-000020 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000145 YAESU-FT-002000