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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
3-Band Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m 80 / 40 / 20 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.830 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD External speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 80 / 40 / 20 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W (80 W on 10m) 180 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA, (By Galaxy Electronics, Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
?
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-X HEATHKIT-HW-005400 GALAXY-000300