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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 15 kHz to 4 MHz in five bands (15-40 kHz / 100-250 kHz / 245-645 kHz / 0.635-1.65 MHz / 1.55-4 MHz) 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? CW, Narrow filter (10 dB S/N)
15 kHz: 30 µV
40 kHz: 4 µV
100 kHz: 5 µV
250 kHz: 5 µV
645 kHz: 4 µV
1.65 MHz: 1 µV
4 MHz: 1 µV
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Selectivity ? Wide: 8 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-40 dB)
Intermediate: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-40 dB)
Narrow: 1 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-40 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne (Band 1, 2 and 3) Double conversion superheterodyne (Band 4 and 5) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 85 kHz / 4.5 MHz
2nd: 85 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/600Ω 75-600Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 24 V DC (with ext. power unit) Mains
Current RX - 65 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 1953 and 1964 in United Kingdom Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
454 × 286 × 464 mm
(17.87 × 11.26 × 18.27 in)
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Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL and VFO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT MARCONI-MERCURY HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK II