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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 7-7.125 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional)
Modulations AM   CW   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB 7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range - 7-7.125 MHz -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5 V DC From PCI interface
Current RX ? 55 mA ?
TX - Max 550 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1975 and 1980 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 202 × 65 × 173 mm
(7.95 × 2.56 × 6.81 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile PC-card

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X MIZUHO-DC-000007X WINRADIO-WR-G000313I