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HF/VHF 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  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 4 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 10

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 12V DC or mains (160 W max)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC-control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-SX LOWE-HF-000235 LAFAYETTE-HA-000410