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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.18-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50 Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1971 in USA Between 1968 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 280 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.02 in)
432 × 152 × 432 mm
(17.01 × 5.98 × 17.01 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 11.40 kg (25.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Solid state
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000054 GALAXY-R-000530