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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 9.6-10 MHz 30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 / 806-906 MHz (USA) 10-80m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 30-54 MHz: 1.0 µV
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
136-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
806-960 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.5µV
Selectivity ? ± 10 kHz @ -6 dB
± 20 kHz @ -50 dB
?
Filters ? 1 crystal filter, 1 ceramic filter ?
Receiver system ? ? 19 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 10.7 MHz 50 dB @ 154 MHz ?
Audio output ? 200 mW nominal ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9V DC / 6 AA cells Mains
Current RX ? 55 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 406 × 267 × 406 mm
(15.98 × 10.51 × 15.98 in)
165 × 69 × 46 mm
(6.50 × 2.72 × 1.81 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000115 20-135 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500