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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Rx: Continuous, Tx: XTAL Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 0.3-30 MHz
Modulations AM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL for TX (VFO option) 12 tubes 11 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 6 CB channels, crystal controlled 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 20 W (input) 5 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.6-2.1 A
TX ? ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions ? 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
333 × 110 × 285 mm
(13.11 × 4.33 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 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 ? ? Built-in auto-AT. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-000022'ER HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 ICOM-IC-000738