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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DSP Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 260 W PEP ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 1970 Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000035 KENWOOD-TS-000590 EDDYSTONE-000730/7