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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Single-channel VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability 0.01 to 0.001% after 15 minutes warmup ? 0.002%
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-54 MHz in 6 bands (0.54-1.35 / 1.35-3.45 / 3.45-7.4 / 7.4-14.8 / 14.8-29.7 / 29.7-54 MHz) 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 25-54 MHz on any single channel, not necessarily the same for Rx and Tx
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM: ≤ 2 µV
CW: ≤ 0.75 µV
? ≤ 0.25 µV
Selectivity Selectable bandwidths
Non-XTAL filter: 3 / 8 / 13 kHz
XTAL filter: 200 / 500 Hz and 1.3 kHz
? 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 17 kHz @ -100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 72-109 dB (Depending on band) ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (external speaker required) ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 100Ω 50/200 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (95-260 V AC) Mains 6 or 12 V DC or Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 1951 and 1952 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 6 memories are optional ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050T1 HAMMARLUND-FM-000060A