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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-80m
Modulations - CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1982 and 1984 Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
? 361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' HEATHKIT-SS-009000 HEATHKIT-SB-000230