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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-10 MHz? 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 100Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Separate PSU 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? ? 350-800 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1937 and 19xx in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
? 232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000110 HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX PALSTAR-RC000030A