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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 80-15 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio -
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Super-Heterodyne -
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? -
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? -
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) -

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m 10-80 m
Modulations - USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 135 W PEP CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 40-100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC Mains Mains
Current RX ? 35 W -
TX - 165 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 39.00 kg (86.0 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 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 SBE-SB-000033 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B