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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Frequency Shift Exciter XFK Receiver-Transmitter
WWII Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m ? -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   -
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1-6.9 MHz 2-18 MHz
200-600 / 1500 kHz optional
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 3 W 100 W carrier

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Dynamotor from 28 V DC
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1943 and 194x in USA
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
480 × 270 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 15.94 in)
?
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 20.85 kg (46.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 TMC-XKF COLLINS-T-000047-/-ART-13