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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1-30 MHz 10-160 m 10-160 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >90 dB! ?
Audio output 1 W @ 5% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0-100 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 75 / 2000Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 12-15V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX 100W approx. 2 A max 600 mA
TX - 20 A max Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
?
Weight 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Automatic Volume Control RS-232C. DSP ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RACAL-RA-000117 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) YAESU-FT-000101EE