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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
100 W solid state amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   All mode  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 6 > 6 kHz
2.2 > 2.4 kHz
0.5 > optional
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.6-30 MHz: >70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU Mains, 110/115/220/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz 12-14.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 30 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1977 and 1979 Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
260 × 150 × 100 mm
(10.24 × 5.91 × 3.94 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 2.66 kg (5.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RIT, NB ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 JRC-NRD-000505 XIEGU-XPA000125B