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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 250 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX ? 100-300 mA 0.9 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions ? 320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
?
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 SAILOR-000016T SAILOR-T002130