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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 80-10 m
Modulations USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? optional CW filter
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 80-10 m
Modulations USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 50~60 W SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 40-100Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ?
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 Between 196x and 1970
Dimensions 295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
?
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
Accessories ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000034 SBE-SB-000036