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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation)
Selectivity ? ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? 35 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions 420 × 203 × 232 mm
(16.54 × 7.99 × 9.13 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000200 KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075