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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) 0.54-43.5 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) - 3.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 0.1-100 W ? 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC Mains 12-16V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1939 and 1943 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight ? ? 2.30 kg (5.1 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 Built-in keyer. Full QSK. DSP option ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000002/100 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000024-SKYRIDER-DEFIANT KENWOOD-TL-000120