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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.54-31 MHz 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-54 MHz
Modulations - - All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 115/230V AC Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions ? 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight ? ? 19.80 kg (43.7 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 ? ? Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 HILBERLING-HPA-008000B-54