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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 150 kHz - 18 MHz 20-500 MHz (1100 MHz with FE option) 30 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? CW: 0.2 µV / 10 dB
AM: 1 µV / 10 dB
FM: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
3.6 kHz @ -40 dB
AM: 6 kHz
CW: 200-1200 kHz
Filters ? 5 selectable IF-bandwidths (optional) ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double (AM/CW/SSB) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (110, 120/220, 240 V AC, 47-400 Hz) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 100 W 700 mA
TX - - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 483 × 134 × 457 mm
(19.02 × 5.28 × 17.99 in)
230 × 230 × 90 mm
(9.06 × 9.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? USB interface
LCD display
Built-in keyer
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MARCONI-R001155 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617B-SERIES CHINESE-KN-000920