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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
Image rejection ? ? 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W ? 1 / 5 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX - ? 1.3 A
TX ? - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 33 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' STANDARD-C-000050