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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? 600 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.9 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
?
Weight ? 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Optional S-meter 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000145 RCA-AR000088LF SAILOR-T002131