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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
Filters ? ? 400 Hz optional
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
9.00165 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 3 W into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W ? 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX - ? 1.8 A
TX ? - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC-control Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 LOWE-HF-000235 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103