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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.3-21 MHz in four bands 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1934 and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1975 and 197x
Dimensions ? 483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
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Weight ? 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC-control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000004-SUPER-SKYRIDER LOWE-HF-000235 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-001011D