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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Station Control

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30-minute warmup
Tuning steps ? Continuous N/A

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 2-30MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 100Ω 52 (unbalanced)Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Separate PSU None
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 275 × 190 × 300 mm
(10.83 × 7.48 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 3.85 kg (8.5 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180C HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-LX COLLINS-000312B-4/5