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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ? ?
Tuning steps 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   SSB  
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
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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 - 160-10 m + WARC 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W on all bands ? W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1975 and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
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Weight 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 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features PC-control Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-HF-000235 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-TRC-000457