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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - - 2-29.999 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW Narrow: 1.7µV @ 20 dB
AM: 7.5 µV @ 20 dB
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? CW wide: 2900 Hz, CW narrow: 400 Hz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m 2-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output 10 W ? SSB/CW: 3/30 W, AM: 7.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 52Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 20-28V DC
Current RX - - 175 mA
TX ? ? 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 195x Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 198x and 19xx in UK
Dimensions ? ? 330 × 90 × 250 mm
(12.99 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Range: 40 km by day under normal conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000010-B CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000020-A CLANSMAN-PRC-000320