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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 160-10m ?
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
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Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 9MHz ?
Image rejection > 60 dB >60dB ?
Audio output 1 W 3W (10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 160-10m 80-10 m + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W 750 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/100Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 12-15V DC or mains Mains (100~240V AC)
Current RX 100 W 70W max ?
TX 400 W 320W max 7.5 A @ 240 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
232 × 142 × 350 mm
(9.13 × 5.59 × 13.78 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
? Input power: 100W max
Built-in SWR / Power meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 NEC-CQ-000110 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000001.2KFX