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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Marine Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz ? ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 200Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack 13.8V DC 12/24 V DC, 110/220 V AC
Current RX 100 VA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 2002 and 200x in USA Between 1972 and 197x in Denmark
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? 492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Optional S-meter Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. 23 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D TEN-TEC-ORION-(000565) SAILOR-R000105