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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 58-88 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-160 m 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 150 W AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 40-60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 150 × 63 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 2.48 × 7.87 in)
? 197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
Weight ? ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000450 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500