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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 0.15-30 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
Selectivity ? ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 180W PEP ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? ? 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000101 HEATHKIT-SW-007800 WINRADIO-WR-G000305E