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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld DSP Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  None  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-6 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands 100-519 / 520-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 64-108 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM (S / N = 30dB) < 3 μV
MW (S / N = 26dB) < 3mV / m
LW (S / N = 26dB) < 5mV / m
SW (S / N = 26dB) < 20 μV
SSB (S / N = 10dB) < 3 μV
Selectivity ? ? FM > 35 dB (± 200kHz)
MW / LW > 40 dB (± 9kHz)
SW > 40 dB (± 5kHz)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Regenerative, 4 tubes Regenerative Single / double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 55.845 / 10.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 450 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-118 V AC, 60Hz) Mains (110 V AC) 3.7 v Li-ion battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 195x in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions ? ? 192 × 113 × 33 mm
(7.56 × 4.45 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) incl. battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None 650 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-K-000001 HEATHKIT-K-000002 TECSUN-PL-000880