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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 Hz
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 73-550 kHz / 1.48-30.5 MHz in six bands 0.49-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz > 60db at –1 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 735 kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 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) 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.605-29.999 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? 150 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack 11.6-15.6 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A max
TX - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1941 and 1945 in USA Between 1996 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1176 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Optional S-meter DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
Accessories ? SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner
MPN RCA-AR000088LF SEA-000235