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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m (2m & 6m options)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 26.5-30 / 49.8-54.2 / 143.8-148.4 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 140 W 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX - ? Max 1 A
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 19xx in USA Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions ? 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-CLIMASTER-000062-T10 JRC-JST-000100S KENWOOD-R-000599D