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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 40 m ? -
Modulations SSB   - -
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 160-10m 160-10 m
Modulations SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output 10 W (PEP) 4 kW (5kW max) AM: 540 W, CW: 700 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 15-18V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
320 × 167.5 × 107 mm
(12.60 × 6.59 × 4.21 in)
560 × 790 × 375 mm
(22.05 × 31.10 × 14.76 in)
Weight 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) 109.50 kg (241.6 lbs) Floor console + control unit 124.75 kg (275.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232C
USB
SteppIR interface
6 × antenna switch
3cx3000a7 triode power tube
4-250A (4-400A/6156) final
VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000012K KOJINSHA-KL-000001 WRL-/-GLOBE-KING-000500B/C