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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 10-160 m 2-12 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 456 kHz
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 2-12 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 3.5-15 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws RCA (Tulip) Clamps / screws + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 13.8V DC 6, 12 or 24V DC
Current RX 100 VA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 1992 and 1996 in USA Between 195x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? ?
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Optional S-meter DSP. RS-232C. Full QSK. Built-in keyer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-(000563) MILITARY-AN/GRC-000009