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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
Selectivity ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands -
Modulations - -
RF-output CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep
Impedance 500 Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) SONY-CRF-000001