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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup ?
Tuning steps Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz ?
Filters - ?
Receiver system Double direct conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   -
RF-output 30-40 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 35-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1960 and 1961
Dimensions 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) RME-006902