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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 80-10 m + WWV option -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? SSB: ≤ 0.5 µV S/N 10 dB
AM: ≤ 1 µV S/N 10 dB
?
Selectivity ? 1.5 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -50 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W for 8 Ohm / 600 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW  
RF-output AM: 250 W, SSB: 250 W, CW: 300 W ? 50 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX - N/A -
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1963 in USA Between 1969 and 1973 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 420 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.54 in)
335 × 153 × 260 mm
(13.19 × 6.02 × 10.24 in)
330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO BFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000500 YAESU-FR-000050B HEATHKIT-HX-000011