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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 10-80 m 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ?
Receiver system 12 tubes 7-tubes superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W)

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 2.2-3 A
TX - - Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 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 ? S-meter
Antenna trimmer
32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X HEATHKIT-HR-000010 ICOM-IC-000746-PRO