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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 80-10 m 0.15-6 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative, 4 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 80-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W 1 / 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC Mains (110-118 V AC, 60Hz)
Current RX - 2 A ?
TX ? 3-20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 194x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
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Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 HEATHKIT-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-K-000001