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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-40 MHz 80-10m
Modulations - AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 80-10m
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/600Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 105-130V AC Mains
Current RX - ? -
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
?
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 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 HEATHKIT-DX-000100 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 LAFAYETTE-HA-000090