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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands ? One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations AM   CW   - SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6-pole crystal filter
Receiver system 10 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 2 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12~13.8 V
Current RX ? ? 30 mA
TX - ? 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 HEATHKIT-SB-000221 CRKITS-CS-SERIES