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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins. ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Conversion Superhet. XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC or mains 6 V DC
Current RX ? Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC 40-100 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
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Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C (4800bps) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180C JRC-NRD-000345 20-0101