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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
FM Monitor Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.54-20 MHz 147-174 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
Selectivity ? ? ± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 6 CB channels, crystal controlled - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 200Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles)
Current RX ? Max 80 W 75 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 1937 and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 HAMMARLUND-SP-000100X HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X