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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (120-240 V AC) ?
Current RX ? - ?
TX - 260 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1966 and 1975 in USA Between 1982 and 1984
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' HEATHKIT-SB-000401 HEATHKIT-SS-009000