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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Back pack HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 1.5-40 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available
Receiver system ? ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Output: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m / 160 m optional 1.5-40 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W (180 W INPUT) 50 W PEP, 2-5 W low power setting ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 1000 / 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 20-28V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz
Current RX - ? 35 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x Between 1988 and 199x in UK Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
228 × 380 × 100 mm
(8.98 × 14.96 × 3.94 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
Weight 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Range: 20 km with whip antenna, up to 5000 km with long wire or dipole Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V CLANSMAN-PRC-000319 DRAKE-DSR-000002