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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2000m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-0.4 / 2.5-20 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8V DC 105-130V AC
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX - 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1981 and 198x Between 1958 and 1962 in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 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-SPR-000210-LX KENWOOD-TS-000130S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303