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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   -
Sensitivity < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
? ?
Selectivity 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Digital signal processing ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 4 W AM: 540 W, CW: 700 W (input)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts ? Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
? 560 × 790 × 375 mm
(22.05 × 31.10 × 14.76 in)
Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) ? 124.75 kg (275.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
? 4-250A (4-400A/6156) final
VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 MAXON-HCB-000010A WRL-/-GLOBE-KING-000500B/C