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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Ham-Scan panoramic adapter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments HF
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: -4 dBV (20 dB QS)
50 µV for 1" vertical deflection at full gain
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.1 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single (SSB/CW) / double (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
350 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz in four 500 kHz segments ?
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output ? FM/CW: 10 W, SSB: 10 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/70 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14.5 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 83 W @ 110 VAC 600 mA 40 W max
TX - 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 478 × 226 × 260 mm
(18.82 × 8.90 × 10.24 in)
280 × 125 × 295 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 11.61 in)
133 × 187 × 280 mm
(5.24 × 7.36 × 11.02 in)
Weight 16.20 kg (35.7 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
NB
100 kHz calibrator
Repeater tone burst 1300-3000 Hz adjustable
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Accessories ? - ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000111 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000220 HEATHKIT-HO-000013