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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) ?
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? 500 Hz CW ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 50 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX - ? 30 W @ 110 VAC
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1967 and 1969
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000060 YAESU-FT-000747GX HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120A