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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W 100 W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX 3-5 A Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
? 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Repeater offset (Shift) ? XTAL and VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 YAESU-FT-000900 EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT-II