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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 26-30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26-30 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
? ?
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000790DXCC HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK II