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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  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 ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 Watts 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.45 A
TX - ? 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1993 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
? 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' HEATHKIT-SS-009000 KENWOOD-TS-000050S