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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ±0.05 p.p.m. OCXO ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-42 MHz in five bands 0.03-60 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 15 / 6 / 3 kHz, 600 / 300 Hz ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Triple conversion Super-heterodyne + DSP Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? 1st: Main: 9 MHz, Sub: 40.455 MHz
2nd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM), Sub: 455 kHz
3rd: Main: 30 kHz (SSB/CW), 24 kHz (FM/AM)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 200 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 2009 and 201x in Japan Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions ? 462 × 135 × 389 mm
(18.19 × 5.31 × 15.31 in)
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Weight ? 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs) (SM-5000: 3 kg / 6.6 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 ? DSP
Dual-RX
RS-232 computer interface (no USB!)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER YAESU-FTDX005000MP HEATHKIT-K-000002