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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.54-31 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? ≤ 0.5 µV for S/N 10 dB
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? 2700 Hz @ -6 dB / 4600 Hz @ -50 dB
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker 1 W, external speaker required 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 150 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 20/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 115/230V AC Mains or 12-14 V DC with model 12A converter
Current RX 70 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) ? 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
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MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350B