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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Transmitter Exciter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 120W - -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1965 and 1968 Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
171 × 91 × 144 mm
(6.73 × 3.58 × 5.67 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A HAMMARLUND-HX-000050 TMC-SBE-000002