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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 0.5-29.995 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W ? W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 4 A ?
TX - 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
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Weight ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X ICOM-IC-000732S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-NAVAHO-PRO-NINER