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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 323
USD 49
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 80-15 m
Modulations USB   LSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output 135 W PEP 50~60 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 35 W ?
TX 165 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 1966 and 1970
Dimensions 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000033 SBE-SB-000034