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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 122
EUR 145
USD 97
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters - ?
Receiver system Double direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 30-40 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 35-75Ω 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570) HEATHKIT-HW-000100