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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 10-160 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 10 tubes ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 100 W 100 W (AM 40 W)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX - ? 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight ? ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 KENWOOD-TS-000520SE KENWOOD-TS-000850S