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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz - 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50-72Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains ?
Current RX ? - ?
TX - 500 W peak -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 1950 and 1957 in USA
Dimensions ? 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
Weight ? ? ?
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-000180C HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054