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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz Continuous 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
-6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output 100-120W 100 W (AM: 25 W) 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 3 A 2 A ?
TX 20 A 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 YAESU-FT-000757GX-II EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000