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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection > 60 dB ≥ 90 dB! ?
Audio output 1 W External speaker required 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) 10 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) ? ?
Current RX 100 W ? ?
TX 400 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 1978 and 19xx in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
? 265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
True frequency counter
Nitron-CPU
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A STONER-PRO-000040 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000100