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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-80 m ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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Selectivity ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
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Filters ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m ?
Modulations - CW   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 120W ? ?
TX - 1 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
112 × 30 × 143 mm
(4.41 × 1.18 × 5.63 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 785 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? QSK
WARC option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A HEATHKIT-HW-000009 CRT-MIKE