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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - - 10-80 m with 2 m / 6 m converter options
Modulations - - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m -
Modulations CW   AM   CW   -
RF-output 25 W AM: 540 W, CW: 700 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX - - ?
TX 40 W ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 1959 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 240 × 335 × 254 mm
(9.45 × 13.19 × 10.00 in)
560 × 790 × 375 mm
(22.05 × 31.10 × 14.76 in)
?
Weight 11.35 kg (25.0 lbs) 124.75 kg (275.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features XTAL & VFO 4-250A (4-400A/6156) final
VFO
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-NAVIGATOR WRL-/-GLOBE-KING-000500B/C HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK IIIA