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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 25.615-29.205 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 25.615-29.205 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ?
Current RX 0.5 A 100VA ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
?
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 240 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Full QSK BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X RCA-SC-000088 GALAXY-DX-002517