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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Bookshelf UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 430-436 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 430-436 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5-100 W 3 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 40 mA
TX - ? Max 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
? VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 JRC-JST-000125 ICOM-IC-000302