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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1 kW Solid-State HF amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity 4.5 kHz 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker Requires external speaker. 3 W output ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 1000 W PEP, FM/RTTY: 500W, AM: 275 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance ? 50-80Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 100-260 V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 42 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
?
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features SP-200 speaker ? Up-gradable firmware
Color TFT touch screen
Auto band switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 9005800