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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 3500 / 450 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker. 3 W output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50-80Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C) Mains
Current RX ? 15 W ?
TX - - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP