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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 kHz to 995 kHz in increments of 5 or 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM ≥ 0.5µV across most of the range
AM/SSB ≥ 3.0µV across most of the range
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m with 160 m option 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W (180 W INPUT) 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-16 V DC from external supply
Current RX - - ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 1952 and 195x Between 1986 and 199x
Dimensions 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? 150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) ? 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 2" oscilloscope ? Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000200V CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000010-A AOR-AR-002800