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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 2 m 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system 12 tubes ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 2 m -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1/25 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? 426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? ? 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X LAFAYETTE-HA-000146 EDDYSTONE-000730/8