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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.25-40 MHz 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3 ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 100Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU ? 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? < 500 mA
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1936 and 1945 in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
200 × 40 × 130 mm
(7.87 × 1.57 × 5.12 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO ?
Accessories ? LS-3 external speaker ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-SP-000210-SX MILITARY-BC-000344 MAT-TUNER-MAT-001500PROII