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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld DSP Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 100-519 / 520-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 64-108 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (S / N = 30dB) < 3 μV
MW (S / N = 26dB) < 3mV / m
LW (S / N = 26dB) < 5mV / m
SW (S / N = 26dB) < 20 μV
SSB (S / N = 10dB) < 3 μV
Selectivity ? ? FM > 35 dB (± 200kHz)
MW / LW > 40 dB (± 9kHz)
SW > 40 dB (± 5kHz)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals Single / double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 55.845 / 10.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 450 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 80/20/10 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 30-60 W SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) 3.7 v Li-ion battery
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 165 × 178 × 260 mm
(6.50 × 7.01 × 10.24 in)
381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
192 × 113 × 33 mm
(7.56 × 4.45 × 1.30 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) incl. battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 650 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 4 × XTAL selector (VFO option), 807 final. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-MOBILE HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 TECSUN-PL-000880