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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 10 W 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 1.4 A ?
TX ? Max 2.9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
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Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S BRAUN-SE-000401 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK II