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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 4 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? > 50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/70Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 30 W 50 W 32 W
TX - - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1971 in USA Between 1965 and 196x Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 292 × 146 × 171 mm
(11.50 × 5.75 × 6.73 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 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 BFO
S-Meter
- VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000064 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B KENWOOD-TS-000830M