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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 10-80 m 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 6020 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 117/230V AC (12V DC option) Mains
Current RX ? ? Max 100 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 311 × 133 × 209 mm
(12.24 × 5.24 × 8.23 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) ? 40.00 kg (88.3 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000091 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005 EDDYSTONE-000880/3