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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
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)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit) 15 kHz - 30 MHz (?)
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ. ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA BNC
Impedance 50-72Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - USB -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX - ? 60 W
TX 500 W peak - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1979 and 1988 in Great Britain
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
483 × 133 × 450 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 17.72 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' WINRADIO-WR-G000315E RACAL-RA-006772