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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 735 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - -
Impedance 50/600Ω 200Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 13.8V DC
Current RX 30 W @ 110 VAC ? ?
TX - - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
?
Weight 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120 RCA-AR000088LF YAESU-FT-000900