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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 540 kHz - 42 MHz 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.25 µV
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? 5 / 10 / 100 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single-preselection, superhet ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms Built-in ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands - 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) ? 1 / 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 16 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 197x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
? ?
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER KDK-FM-000050-10SX-RII