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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
1500 W Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) ?
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output Internal speaker 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz - 80-10 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 260 W PEP ? 1500 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 200Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack Mains
Current RX ? 100VA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 1970 Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
?
Weight ? 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. 8122 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000035 RCA-SC-000088 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCL-000200