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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
- 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 50 W 50 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50-80Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1958 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
? ?
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 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 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VANGUARD K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-I