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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  2m  1.25m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-31 MHz 30-330 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker or headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ? -

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50/600Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 65.00 kg (143.4 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 XTAL and VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG