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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  2m  70cm  10m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 26-32 / 68-88 / 138-176 / 380-512 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 68-176 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
380-512 MHz: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity +/- 25 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Regenerative Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) Mains (110 V AC) Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 74 × 175 × 37 mm
(2.91 × 6.89 × 1.46 in)
? 287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 160 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000040 HEATHKIT-K-000002 HEATHKIT-GR-000078