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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-4, 7-7.3, 14-14.4, 21-21.45, 27.16-29.7 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations FM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 125 W SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/600 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - 0.5 A Max 2 A
TX ? 21 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions 508 × 457 × 260 mm
(20.00 × 17.99 × 10.24 in)
? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight ? 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 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 ? ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000019 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 YAESU-FT-000847