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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 1.25-40 MHz 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? 120W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1961 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1963 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
? 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
Weight 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C HAMMARLUND-SP-000220-SX HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180AX