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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.15-2600 MHz 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-1.5 MHz, AM: 5 µV, SSB: 0.9 µV, FM: 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
1000-1500 MHz, AM: 1.5 µV, SSB: 0.5 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
1500-2600 MHz, AM: 3 µV, SSB: 1 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
20 mV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N1: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N2: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N3: 50 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 230 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary BNC + SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Drawn from ISA-bus Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 40 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1961 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 290 × 115 × mm
(11.42 × 4.53 × 0.00 in)
292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station PC-card Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Internal ISA. DSP. Trunking option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000104 WINRADIO-WR-003500I-DSP HEATHKIT-EK-000002B