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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3
Tuning steps 5 / 8.33 / 12.5 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 66-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
0.1-30 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 9V DC external Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan
Dimensions 63 × 145 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 5.71 × 1.57 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight ? 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000282 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 YAESU-FT-000890