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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 m 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10 m - 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 20 W ? 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 70/80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU No power required
Current RX ? 80 W ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight ? ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-KT-000110 EDDYSTONE-000730/6 HEATHKIT-SA-002040