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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Transmitter
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (20 minutes)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set) 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 1 KW (input) AM: 325, CW: 450 W 5 W on battery, 10 W on external power

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 9-15 V DC
Current RX - - 550 mA
TX ? ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1940 and 195x in USA Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
180 × 86 × 49 mm
(7.09 × 3.39 × 1.93 in)
Weight ? 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
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