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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 30-50 / 152-174 / 450-470 MHz 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? 11 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan (probably) Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
330 × 102 × 254 mm
(12.99 × 4.02 × 10.00 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight
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 ? Squelch
AF filter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000003A LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V