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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 80-15 m 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz
Modulations USB   LSB   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Super-Heterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) 2 W @ 10% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 80-15 m 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz
Modulations USB   LSB   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 135 W PEP 50~60 W 260 W PEP

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 40-100Ω 40-100Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 35 W ? ?
TX 165 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 1966 and 1970 Between 196x and 1970
Dimensions 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
?
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000033 SBE-SB-000034 SBE-SB-000035