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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40/80 m 0.55-30 MHz 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 20 mV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? 8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, all tubes Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40/80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 50 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 40 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1961 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 150 × 330 mm
(12.99 × 5.91 × 12.99 in)
? 292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
Weight 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000004S GONSET-GR-000211 HEATHKIT-EK-000002B