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Desktop Shortwave receiver
8 Band - 20 W SSB/CW Transceiver
Multimode QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N) ± 3 p.p.m. (Si570 defined) typical over 0-50 °C
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
2-30 MHz 7-22 MHz (1.8-7 MHz via mod)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV 0.2 µV w/o preamp
Selectivity ? ? CW: 50-1000 Hz
SSB: 250-3600 Hz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system TRF with regeneration Single conversion superheterodyne Digital Direct Conversion / SDR
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Large built-in speaker 8 ohms, .5 watts

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5-4 / 5.3305-5.4035 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 40-15 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   SSTV   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? SSB: 0.3-20 W, CW: 0.3-10 W 3.5-8 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V 12-12.6 V DC 10.5-13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 320 mA max 350 mA
TX - 2.7 A max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 201x and 201x in Canada Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 180 × 58 × 200 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
?
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Kit Portable

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories External PSU: National 3580B ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 YOUKITS-TJ000005A LNR-PRECISION-LD-000005