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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 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 CW   USB   LSB   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 10-160 m - 10-160 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain Between 1962 and 1965 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 None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000B K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-I