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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? 25-550 MHz: FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD), AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300MHz: FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1989 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X YUPITERU-MVT-006000 WINRADIO-WR-G000315E