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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output 150 W 150 W 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 1980 and 197x in USA Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight ? ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011A SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030