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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 10-160 m + CB and WWV 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A Max 1.4 A
TX - Max 21 A Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 Between 197x and 19xx Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 479 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.86 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 11.30 kg (24.9 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
Bandspread
Product Detector SSB/CW
RF Gain
ANL
BF0
Antenna Trimmer
Mute Terminals
Crystal Phasing
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000130 YAESU-FT-000301 BRAUN-SE-000401