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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
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 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   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 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations - CW   FM  
RF-output ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
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Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? QSK
WARC option
CAT & AQS system
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A HEATHKIT-HW-000009 YAESU-FT-003900