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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year) ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-22 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 10-80m
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N
Selectivity ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor)
Filters ? ? 9MHz crystal
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB typical ?
Audio output ? 1 watt 4 Ohm External speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? - SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance Hi/ZΩ 50/450Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC or mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in USA Between 1969 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1024 channels in 8 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-001253 TEN-TEC-RX-000350 GALAXY-GT000550