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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 150-4200 kHz in 4 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? 7-tubes superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC or internal batteries Mains
Current RX ? 100-300 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 19xx in East Germany Between 196x and 196x in Denmark Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 230 × 165 mm
(12.99 × 9.06 × 6.50 in)
?
Weight 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RFT-000215 SAILOR-000066TS HEATHKIT-HR-000010B