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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ?
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX 70 W Max 350 W
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS