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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Kompact Kilowatt
Marine Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m ? 130-3750 kHz in 3 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 127 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m -
Modulations - SSB   -
RF-output ? 1 kW PEP ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8V DC Mains 12 V DC, 24 V DC optional
Current RX 200 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1965 and 19xx in USA Between 1950 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 216 × 95 × 248 mm
(8.50 × 3.74 × 9.76 in)
310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-RX-000110 HEATHKIT-HA-000014 EDDYSTONE-000720