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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB
Audio output 750 mW (10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX 6 W max 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX - 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 1984 Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6146B final
Accessories ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020