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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 10 ppm per °C (2 ppm per °C at 2182 kHz) ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-0.55 / 1.5-30 MHz in 5 bands + 2182 kHz 10-160 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 300-550 kHz
15 µV for 15 dB S/N

1.5-30 MHz
5 µV for 15 dB S/N
? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity 7 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-40 dB)
? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 720 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 85 dB (65 dB for 0.3-0.55 MHz) ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 200 W (PEP input) 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12 or 24V DC 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX Max 250 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX - ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in Great Britain Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
107.95 × 146.05 × 355.6 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.00 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-EC000010A2 TEN-TEC-OMNI-D-(000546) ICOM-IC-000077