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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-20 MHz 10-80 m 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. 465 kHz 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output 12" HiFi speaker 2 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 100Ω 50/70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains 9 V DC
Current RX ? 50 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1965 and 196x Between 1986 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - VFO
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-X SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S