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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3-6 MHz ? 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 6 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power) ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-16V DC 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? ? 100-300 mA
TX - 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions ? 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000454 KENWOOD-TL-000922 SAILOR-000046T