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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
1500 W Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz ?
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 260 W PEP ? 1500 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 1970 Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
8122 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000035 KENWOOD-TS-000590 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCL-000200