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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) - ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50/200 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 1949 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
?
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050