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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver
HF Variable Frequency Oscillator

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 40 m 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR ?
Selectivity 4 kHz ? ?
Filters ? about 2.0 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3.5mm connector, mono output ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 40 m ?
Modulations - SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 10 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC 12~13.8 V ?
Current RX ? 30 mA -
TX - 2 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 Between 2011 and 201x in China Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-SX-000190 CRKITS-KN-Q000007 HEATHKIT-VF-000001