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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Single-channel VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.002%
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz) 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 µV
Selectivity 4.5 kHz ? 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 17 kHz @ -100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz) 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations - AM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 20 W (6 V DC) - 50 W (12 V DC or mains)

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 6 or 12 V DC or Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
? 330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 LAFAYETTE-HB-000750 HAMMARLUND-FM-000060A