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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz (1 Hz optional)

Receiver

RX-range VHF/UHF 0.5-29.995 MHz 0.25-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.7 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? 2.7 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 4 A Max 80 W
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Canada
Dimensions ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control (via computer)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002053 ICOM-IC-000732 COLLINS-HF-008050A