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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 135 kHz - 30 MHz 500 kHz - 30.6 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 2.4 / 1 / 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne / SDR Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
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Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   PSK31/63   -
RF-output AM: 250 W, SSB: 250 W, CW: 300 W FM/SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 50Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC Batteries
Current RX - 1 A max 2.5 A
TX ? 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1956 and 1963 in USA Between 2013 and 201x Between 1949 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 530 × 290 × 420 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.54 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
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Weight 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features XTAL and VFO Detachable front-panel
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT/TXIT
Electronic keyer
Automatic volume control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-000500 ALINCO-DX-SR000009 EDDYSTONE-000710