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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity
Receiver system ? SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP 7-tubes superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15 + 40m 80-10 m ham bands -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1/10 W 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 6.5-14V DC Mains
Current RX ? 135 mA ?
TX 3 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
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Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000010A ELECRAFT-KX000002 HEATHKIT-HR-000010B