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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps Continuous 0.1 kHz -

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 1.5-30 MHz 160-6 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? -
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB ? -
Filters optional CW filter ? -
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 1.5-30 MHz 160-6 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) SSB: 300/40 W PEP, CW: 250/25 W 1 kW

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 20-32V DC (28V nominal) None
Current RX ? 30 W -
TX ? 1050 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 1970 Between 197x and 19xx in England Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight ? ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN SBE-SB-000036 CLANSMAN-VRC-000322 HEATHKIT-HM-000011