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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? 8.83 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
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Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight ? 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN COLLINS-000651S-1 KENWOOD-TS-000120V LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)