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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.15-30 MHz 100-519 / 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 6V DC (4 × R6 batteries)
Current RX ? ? 300 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 188 × 117 × 30 mm
(7.40 × 4.61 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? ? 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000104A KENWOOD-TS-000930S TECSUN-PL-000660