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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   -
Sensitivity ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz ?
Selectivity ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne 8 tubes. 6JS6A final
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB typical ?
Audio output 1.5 W 1 watt 4 Ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output - - Max 25 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? 50/450Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A N/A
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 1966 and 196x
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 TEN-TEC-RX-000350 YAESU-FL-000050