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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 6000 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m
160 m optional
26.965-27.255 MHz 2-32 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   -
RF-output 60 W 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX - ? -
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1968 Between 1964 and 196x Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
296 × 110 × 267 mm
(11.65 × 4.33 × 10.51 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 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) Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 PEARCE-SIMPSON-GUARDIAN-000023 TMC-SBE-000002