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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W 20-60 W AM: 540 W, CW: 700 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 500 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC Mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC -
TX ? Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
560 × 790 × 375 mm
(22.05 × 31.10 × 14.76 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 124.75 kg (275.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 4-250A (4-400A/6156) final
VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) RFT-000215B WRL-/-GLOBE-KING-000500B/C