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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2 band SSB transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 0.5-30 MHz 7.0-7.085 / 14.15-14.33 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.3 µV
Selectivity ? AM: >6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 7.0-7.085 / 14.15-14.33 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 3.5-4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 10.8-13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.5 A 70-80 mA
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1988 and 19xx Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
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Weight ? 4.70 kg (10.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X ICOM-IC-000725 YOUKITS-TJ000002A