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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 0.55-33 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W ? 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A ? 300-500 mA
TX 10 A max - 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 1946 and 194x Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
565 × 280 × 305 mm
(22.24 × 11.02 × 12.01 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SS-000797 RME-000045B ATLAS-000210