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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.535-30 MHz 580-1340 kHz / 1.34-2.90 / 2.90-6.50 / 6.25-13.40 / 13.20-30.50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 5 kHz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX ? N/A 65 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1953 in USA Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 1946 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
?
Weight 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000129X RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 EDDYSTONE-000556