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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 26.965-27.225 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.225 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 3.5 W SSB/CW/FM: 2.5-25 W, AM: 2.5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 120W ? 4 A
TX - ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Taiwan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
186 × 55 × 221 mm
(7.32 × 2.17 × 8.70 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A HANDIC-000423 ICOM-IC-000732M