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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transmitter | 100 W
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40/80 m - 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40/80 m 80-10 m 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 100 W AM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 1969 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 150 × 330 mm
(12.99 × 5.91 × 12.99 in)
292 × 530 × 445 mm
(11.50 × 20.87 × 17.52 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - VFO
Internal power supply
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6146 parallel
SSB Method: Crystal Filter (9 MHz)
Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories - ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000004D E.F.-JOHNSON-INVADER SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007