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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3-6 MHz ? 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   - SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 6 tubes ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power) 400 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-16V DC 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.9 A
TX - 15 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions ? 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
?
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000454 KENWOOD-TL-000922 SAILOR-T002031