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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz 180-400 / 540-1600 kHz / 1.8-8 MHz
31, 25, 19 and 16 m
Modulations - - AM  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 CB channels, crystal controlled 26.965-27.? MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1952 and 1956 in USA
Dimensions 420 × 228 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 8.98 × 9.13 in)
? 43 × 30 × 20 mm
(1.69 × 1.18 × 0.79 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM/FM Bandspread
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000205 STABO-XM-007082 HALLICRAFTERS-TW-001000