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HF Receiver
Kompact Kilowatt
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz ? 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 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 - 10-80m -
Modulations - SSB   -
RF-output ? 1 kW PEP ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 1965 and 19xx in USA Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000880/2 HEATHKIT-HA-000014 EDDYSTONE-000730/6