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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
High performance Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz 0.05-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less then 1 mV for 10 dB S/N ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ±3kHz at 6dB down, less then ±12kHz at 50dB down ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? 0.3 / 1 / 3.2 / 6 / 16 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 5745 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 4 W @ 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 10 ? 250 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains (160 W max) Mains 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX ? ? 0.9 A
TX 14 A max - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 199x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 308 × 130 × 235 mm
(12.13 × 5.12 × 9.25 in)
483 × 133 × 493 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.41 in)
?
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 15.75 kg (34.7 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Marine / Navy
Features ? Audio and RF/IF Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000410 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008718-2 SAILOR-T002130