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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 3-15.5 MHz (?)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1958 in USA Between 1991 and 1998 Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
?
Weight 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs) 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150 JRC-NRD-000535 MILITARY-RR-000006