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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 per 100 (± 0.5 kHz per MHz)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ± 10 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 80-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 5 xtals
Receiver system 11 tubes Regenerative Double conversion, 12 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 4.6 MHz
2nd: 467 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? Built-in 4" speaker 2.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/75Ω 3.2 - 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? ? 90 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy
Dimensions 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet 12.45 kg (27.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread tuning Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135) GELOSO-G-000209