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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W ? 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX - ? -
TX ? - 260 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1966 and 1975 in USA
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' HEATHKIT-SB-000401