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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 60-89 / 108-138 / 140-179 / 380-519 MHz 20-80 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity FM VHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) ? 6 > 6 kHz
2.2 > 2.4 kHz
0.5 > optional
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne 17 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Kyocera F455R 15A
? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.6-30 MHz: >70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 20-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 / 75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.2 V DC or mains + 2 × R6/AA for memory backup Separate PSU Mains, 110/115/220/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1977 and 1979
Dimensions 270 × 95 × 230 mm
(10.63 × 3.74 × 9.06 in)
? 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 70 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in clock
LED display
? RIT, NB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000070 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 JRC-NRD-000505