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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 9 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
Selectivity ? ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10, 20, 40 & 80 m (depending on coil set) 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Drawn from ISA-bus
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? ? 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000009 HEATHKIT-SB-000104A WINRADIO-WR-G000303E