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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
2-Band Transverter + Linear Amp

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  80m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0,005%
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
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Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 80 / 40 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W SSB: 50 W, AM/FM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 70 W ? 0.3 A
TX - ? 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 20xx and 20xx in Brazil
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
170 × 70 × 265 mm
(6.69 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.82 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 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 HILBERLING-PT-008000A ZAMIN-CT000840-50W