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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-54 MHz 15 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity 2.3 µV (S/N ratio 10:1) 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth) 34 built-in filters with various characteristics
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output 2.5 W (external speaker required) 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet. ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? 3W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (95-260 V AC) 12-14V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 35-80mA Max 1 A
TX - 800mA Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1972 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
130 × 273 × 292 mm
(5.12 × 10.75 × 11.50 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC-controlled. IF-DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000600 TEN-TEC-001315 TEN-TEC-PEGASUS-(000550)