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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005%
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz 26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 2 µV 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? 5 kHz @ -30 dB 6-7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110 / 220 V AC) Mains
Current RX 120W 65 W 70 mA
TX - - 80 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
? 343 × 120 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 4.72 × 11.50 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ? 4.53 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Noise limiter
S-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A EDDYSTONE-000556 PRESIDENT-KP-000077