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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 40 m 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation)
Selectivity ? ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 40 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 120 W 10 W (PEP) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 15-18V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 0.5 A ? 35 W
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 199x in USA Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions 228 × 86 × 228 mm
(8.98 × 3.39 × 8.98 in)
210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
Weight 3.18 kg (7.0 lbs) 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000400-X BANDO-TECHNIC-000012K RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075