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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.15-24 MHz in 5 bands 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals Single conversion, 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) Mains None
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1962 and 1963 in Great Britain Between 1970 and 1981 in USA
Dimensions 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
279 × 162 × 208 mm
(10.98 × 6.38 × 8.19 in)
133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 EDDYSTONE-000870A HEATHKIT-HM-000102