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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 2m transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W ? 60/25/7 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-15.8 V DC
Current RX - ? 600 mA
TX ? - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1959 and 1962 Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
? 140 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 81 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 RME-006900 ADI-TM-000281A