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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX - - Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Hong Kong Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight ? ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002035 20-126 SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030