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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 kHz 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.6-108 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC or 4×AA cells 12V DC
Current RX 120W ? 300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 330 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 12.99 in)
191 × 120 × 32 mm
(7.52 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
Weight 17.25 kg (38.1 lbs) 624 gr (1.4 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000180A SONY-ICF-007600GR AKD-HF000003