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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. (after 30 minutes of power on)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 540 kHz - 42 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ≥ 0.25 µV @ 12 dB SINAD (PRE: ON)
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? Optional: SSB 2.4 kHz / CW 300 Hz
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single-preselection, superhet SDR
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms Built-in 0.5 W @ 4Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) ? 1-20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? 750 mA
TX Max 16 A - 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
? 120 × 45 × 210 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 8.27 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1.8" color LCD-screen
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER XIEGU-G000090