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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/70 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 83 W @ 110 VAC Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1982 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 478 × 226 × 260 mm
(18.82 × 8.90 × 10.24 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
?
Weight 16.20 kg (35.7 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 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 ? ? Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000111 KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS KENWOOD-TS-000930S