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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Professional HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins. ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   USB  
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. ?
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 Mains
Current RX ? Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC Max 60 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 1977 in Sweden
Dimensions ? 250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? RS-232C (4800bps) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180C JRC-NRD-000345 SRT-CR000305