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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
80-10 m Amateur Converter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C) -
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
-
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system 12 tubes DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end -
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
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Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. -
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio -

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna - SMA RCA (Tulip)
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - USB -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1956 and 195x in USA
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
146 × 133 × 119 mm
(5.75 × 5.24 × 4.69 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X WINRADIO-WR-G000315E RME-MC-000055