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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? poor
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 6m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? poor
Filters ? 5.5 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1750 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 6m
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 5

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? Hi/Z or 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
?
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 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 ? Digital readout, 1kHz precision ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000145 LOWE-SRX-000030D LAFAYETTE-HE-000035