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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.2-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4, 7-7.3, 14-14.4, 21-21.45, 27.16-29.7 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   - AM  
RF-output 125 W ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/600 Ω 50/1000Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 508 × 457 × 260 mm
(20.00 × 17.99 × 10.24 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
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Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 12hr clock and timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000019 KENWOOD-R-001000 SVERA-000212