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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
2MHz - 3.0 GHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 S/N) SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
Selectivity ? ? Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz
Audio output ? ? Line + Headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
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Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply
Current RX ? ? 36W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1969 and 19xx Between 2009 and in USA
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
? 190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? ? 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000145 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET TEN-TEC-RX-000400