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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. per °C at 29.999 MHz
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV SSB/CW: 0.15 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM option: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? Default: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 2.9 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB / 1.4 kHz @ -60 dB
Optional: 0.25 kHz @ -6 dB / 0.85 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.36 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? Roofing: 2400 / 1500 Hz IF: 2400 / 1800 / 500 / 250 Hz
Receiver system ? 19 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9 MHz
2nd: 6.3 MHz (FM: 455 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm with less than 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) 20-100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - RS-232C

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-14 V DC
Current RX - ? 1.5 A
TX ? ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 1988 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 318 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.52 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
273 × 146 × 432 mm
(10.75 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-3 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 TEN-TEC-OMNI-V-000562