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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Multiband SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 100 Hz after 30 minutes warm up
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 3.4-30.2 MHz 150 kHz- 54 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? requires external speaker 2 W @ 5% THD into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output ? ? 500 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 450 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1971 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1982 and 19xx in Brazil
Dimensions 405 × 178 × 356 mm
(15.94 × 7.01 × 14.02 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
398 × 360 × 180 mm
(15.67 × 14.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms Digital display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000215 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225 DELTA-DBR-000550-II