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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous -

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m - 160-6 m
Modulations USB   LSB   - All mode  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio - -
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB - -
Filters ? - -
Receiver system Super-Heterodyne - ?
IF-freqs. ? - ?
Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W) - ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 10-80 m 160-6 m
Modulations USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 135 W PEP CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W 1 kW

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance 40-100Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains None
Current RX 35 W - -
TX 165 W ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? - -
MPN SBE-SB-000033 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B HEATHKIT-HM-000015