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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 20 mV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 8 kHz (-6 dB) SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) ? SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply Mains (105-125 V AC) 12 V DC
Current RX ? 40 W 2 A
TX ? - 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 HEATHKIT-EK-000002B SEMCOSET-SELECTO