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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Software defined
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output 100 W ? 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in India
Dimensions ? 419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-II RME-004350 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000010