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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 4.5 kHz AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (AM: 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A 2 A
TX - - 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 482 × 266 × 330 mm
(18.98 × 10.47 × 12.99 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 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 SP-200 speaker ? Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000160 KENWOOD-R-000599D YAESU-FT-000757GX-II