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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 3 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC +/-15% 12-14V DC
Current RX ? 2.5 A ?
TX - Max 15 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' KENWOOD-TS-000790E SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX