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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range - 160-6 m 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m / 160 m optional - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   - -
RF-output 100 W (180 W INPUT) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX - 120W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x Between 1958 and 1962 Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170 COMMRADIO-CR-000001