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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz) ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.009-3700 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz) -
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV   -
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity ? 200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 1.7-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W ? AM: 325, CW: 450 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type Proprietary
Impedance 50-72Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-16 V DC Mains
Current RX - 200 - 1500 mA -
TX 500 W peak - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan Between 1940 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
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Accessories ? ? ?
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