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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WARC 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) Max 100 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX ? 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1981 and 198x Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 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 ? ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 KENWOOD-TS-000130S LAFAYETTE-HE-000080