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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) AM: 325, CW: 450 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/120 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1940 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
? 750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 165.00 kg (364.0 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-HW-000101 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000560 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004