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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
FM Monitor Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band)
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 147-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
Selectivity ? ? ± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles)
Current RX 120W ? 75 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
? 330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A HAMMARLUND-SPR-000210-LX HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X