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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10 kHz - 30 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-136.9875 MHz: 1.0 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
38 0 -512 MHz: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 17 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50-72Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 9 V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX 500 W peak - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 1969 and 1972 in USA Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
? 145 × 63 × 39 mm
(5.71 × 2.48 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? ? 220 gr (7.8 oz) without antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 80 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Backlit LCD
PC programmable
SAME weather alerts
Skywarn Storm Spotter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' ITT-MACKAY-MARINE-003010C WHISTLER-WS001010