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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable SW Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3W max, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-54 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? - FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 4LR20 / D 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 7W ?
TX - - Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1978 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
Weight ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - Digital readout
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SW-007800 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022 YAESU-FT-000625RD