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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-6 m 10-80 m 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 7-7.1 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
? 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000170AC STAR-SR-000700E DRAGON-SS-000797