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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: More than 30 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: >2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? FM/CW: 1-10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 120W 0.9-1.1 A
TX - 1.8-3.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
240 × 110 × 264 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.39 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NB, VOX, dimmer
Accessories ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A ICOM-IC-000211