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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity ? ? >65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system Single conversion, 18 tubes ? SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB
Audio output ? ? 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

Antenna - BNC N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX ? 60 W 650 mA
TX - - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles ? Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-X RACAL-RA-003701 CODAN-SENTRY-H