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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 160-10m 26.965-27.405 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 9MHz ? ?
Image rejection >60dB ? 50 dB
Audio output 3W (10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10m 26.965-27.405 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W 15 W PEP SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains ? Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX 70W max ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX 320W max ? 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
? 350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX 6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NEC-CQ-000110 SBE-CONSOLE UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020