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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (0 to 60° C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.153-30 / 76-108 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 10dB S/N
FM-N/FM-W: 12dB SINAD

Mode 0.15-1.5 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 30-1000 MHz 1-1.5 GHz
AM 25µV 1µV 1µV 1.9µV
SSB 0.9µV 0.3µV 0.3µV 0.4µV
FM N 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV
FM W - - 1.0µV 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W 230 kHz @ 6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65dB
Audio output ? ? 0.2W (8 ohm load)

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance ? ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1990 and 1995 in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
191 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.52 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
?
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 615 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C SONY-ICF-SW007600 WINRADIO-WR-001550E