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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 2-32 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes Single conversion, 29 valves
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' KENWOOD-000009R-4J RCA-SRR-000013A