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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Sideband Slicer

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution -

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
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Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) -
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne -
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz -
Image rejection >50 dB ? -
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms -

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
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Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 400 mA -
TX ? 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
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Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-SIDEBAND-SLICER-A