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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 80-10 m 6m
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 6m
Modulations USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 50~60 W SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 40-100Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 Between 196x and 1970 Between 19xx and 19xx
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 Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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 SBE-SIDEBANDER-000006