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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Power Supply with clock/timer

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 10-160 m + CB and WWV ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m ?
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 -
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω
Other - - Mains

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5V DC Mains in / 13.8 V DC out
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC Max 1.1 A ?
TX - Max 21 A 3.2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 197x and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
180 × 100 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 YAESU-FT-000301 KENWOOD-PS-000005