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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF Transverter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations - All mode   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz -
Modulations CW   All mode   -
RF-output 50 W SSB/CW: 16 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC or mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX - ? 80 W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Built-in speaker ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HX-000011 KENWOOD-TV-000502 EDDYSTONE-000730/8