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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 2-32 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves Single conversion, 29 valves
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 200Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack ?
Current RX 100VA ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
?
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN RCA-SC-000088 RCA-SRR-000013A