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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Single-band VHF mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 20 mV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 8 kHz (-6 dB) 25 / 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
Modulations - - FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? ? 15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 40 W ?
TX - - 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
120 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 275 gr (9.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags display
Big/small fonts
VOX
DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000303 HEATHKIT-EK-000002B LEIXEN-VV-000808V