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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) - 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 80-10 m -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC Mains 12V DC
Current RX ? - 300 mA
TX 3-5 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
310 × 160 × 235 mm
(12.20 × 6.30 × 9.25 in)
180 × 65 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.56 × 6.69 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Repeater offset (Shift) ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 HEATHKIT-HX-000020 NASA-TARGET-HF000004E