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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? X-TAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
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Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX ? Max 21 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 1972 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions ? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. Solid state
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-001011D SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH GALAXY-R-001530