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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.18-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 900 mA ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1971 in USA Between 1980 and 198x Between 196x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 280 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.02 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
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Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000054 ICOM-IC-000720A KENWOOD-JR-000310