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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop 10m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 10 m
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 2.5 µV (10 dB SNR @ 30% modulation
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB SNR)
? ?
Selectivity 4 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 250 mA (no signal) 120W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1963 and 1972 in USA Between 1971 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
220 × 70 × 250 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VXO
NB
RIT
Accessories ? ? External VFO
MPN TEN-TEC-001254 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180AX BELCOM-LINER-000010