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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 160-6 m 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 120W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 1958 and 1962 Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions ? 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight ? 17.25 kg (38.1 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 ? ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000063A HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B