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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 350 mA
TX - ? 2.3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1982 and 1984 Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
? 170 × 60 × 230 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.06 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' HEATHKIT-SS-009000 KENWOOD-TR-007100