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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 180W PEP ? 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300-500 mA
TX ? ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 196x and 196x Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? ? 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6 volt tubes 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000101 EUDGERT-000400A3-(GOLD-B) ATLAS-000210