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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands CB-band 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - CB-band 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 5 W? 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300-500 mA
TX - ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 23 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X HAMMARLUND-CB-000023 ATLAS-000210