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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.03-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - AM   CW  
RF-output ? ? AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 300 mA -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 1956 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
Built-in VFO, modulator, and power supply
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' NASA-TARGET-HF000003 HEATHKIT-DX-000100B