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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 338 ~ USD 530
USD 323
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20 / 40 / 80 m 80-15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Super-Heterodyne
IF-freqs. 5200 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W)

Transmitter

TX-range 20 / 40 / 80 m 80-15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W 135 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 40-100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC, 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 35 W
TX ? 165 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 1963 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 SBE-SB-000033