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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz in six bands 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
27.8-143 MHz in three bands
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz 0.5 µV (10 S/N) ?
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
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Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 200Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack Mains Mains
Current RX 100 VA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1945 in USA Between 1969 and 19xx Between 1942 and 194x in USA
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
? ?
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 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 Optional S-meter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-AR000088D SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET HALLICRAFTERS-S-000036