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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV - 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? 0.39 µV
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Tube driver and final SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - BNC + SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 70 W - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
? 108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) ? 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 KENWOOD-T-000599D ELAD-FDM-S000001