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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 0.54-20 MHz 0.17-0.4 / 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) - -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 200Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC Separate PSU Mains
Current RX ? Max 80 W ?
TX 3-5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1937 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
305 × 160 × 240 mm
(12.01 × 6.30 × 9.45 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 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) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 HAMMARLUND-SP-000100X KENTEC-BCL-000001