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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
?
Selectivity 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Digital signal processing ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW  
RF-output ? AM: 540 W, CW: 700 W (input)

Connections

Antenna BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts Mains
Current RX ? -
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
560 × 790 × 375 mm
(22.05 × 31.10 × 14.76 in)
Weight 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 124.75 kg (275.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PBT
DSP
4-250A (4-400A/6156) final
VFO
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-RX-000340 WRL-/-GLOBE-KING-000500B/C