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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver | Solid state

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - Clamps / screws
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (110/220 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1971 and 1982 in USA
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
? 368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout ? BFO
S-Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888 HEATHKIT-SW-000717