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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 231 ~ USD 428 (similar rigs)
USD 5,586
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 80 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX ? Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030