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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50-72Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX 120W -
TX - 500 W peak

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1959 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE'