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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz (1 Hz optional)

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 0.25-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 0.7 µV
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional 2.7 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains
Current RX ? Max 80 W
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 198x and 198x in Canada
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
Remote control (via computer)
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 COLLINS-HF-008050A