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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 2-1100 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-1000 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight ? ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Signal strength readout in dBm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SW-007800 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615 HEATHKIT-DX-000020