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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? optional CW filter
Receiver system Super-Heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 135 W PEP 260 W PEP SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 196x and 1970 Between 196x and 1970
Dimensions 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
? ?
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 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 ? ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000033 SBE-SB-000035 SBE-SB-000036