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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps Continuous 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 3 µV 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 (AM) / 450 (SW) kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m / 6m / 2m - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output 50 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - BNC
Impedance 50/500Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries) Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX - ? 60-90 VA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 194x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 235 × 337 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 13.27 × 8.50 in)
142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 453 gr (16.0 oz) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories None 550 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Clock & Timer Functions / Sleep Timer / Backlight Mode Options Selectable ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050 TECSUN-PL-000350 RACAL-RA-001778