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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 10-80 m 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC 28 V DC
Current RX ? 500 mA, TX: Max 9 A 3 A max
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1976 and 197x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
342.9 × 114.3 × 330.2 mm
(13.50 × 4.50 × 13.00 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features SP-200 speaker ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 TEN-TEC-TRITON-I MILITARY-BC-000348