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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop LF/MF/VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 10-80 m 150-250 / 600-1550 kHz / 87.5-100 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity 4 kHz, shape factor <2 ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection Better than 35 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 75 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 195x and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
? ?
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise limiter, BFO. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MR-000073B SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000100 EDDYSTONE-000820