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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? -
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? -

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 0.54-43 MHz in four bands 160-6 m
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
? -
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-6 m
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 1 kW

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells Mains None
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 194x and 19xx in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
? 184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN AOR-AR-003030 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000040A HEATHKIT-HM-000015