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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input) Max 125 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
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Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100AC KENWOOD-TS-000900 KENWOOD-TS-000930