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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Monitoring Scope

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) 0.538-1.58 / 1.72-34 MHz 3.5-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? 60 mV / 1/4" deflection (horizontal and vertical)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m (160 m option) - ?
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 0.1-15 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/600 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-15V DC Mains Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 105 mA @ 280 V, 1.4 A @ 6.3 V 25 W
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 1955 and 1961 in USA Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 469.9 × 226.06 × 279.4 mm
(18.50 × 8.90 × 11.00 in)
?
Weight ? 15.60 kg (34.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keyer
Full QSK
DSP option
ATU option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000002 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000100 HEATHKIT-SB-000614