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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments -
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/70 Ω 50-75Ω 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains Mains 230/115 VAC
Current RX 83 W @ 110 VAC 600 mA ?
TX - 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 1940 and 1943 in USA
Dimensions 478 × 226 × 260 mm
(18.82 × 8.90 × 10.24 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
Weight 16.20 kg (35.7 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
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Accessories ? - ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000111 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-OLDER