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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.495-2450 MHz (Cellular blocked in the U.S.)
Modulations - - AM   AM-video   FM   W-FM   FM-video  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 1.4 µV
5-30 MHz: 1 µV
118-136 MHz: 0.79 µV
222-330 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)**
1.625-5 MHz: 0.32 µV
5-470 MHz: 0.25 µV
470-800 MHz: 0.45 µV
800-2000 MHz: 0.56 µV
2000-2300 MHz: 1 µV
2300-2450 MHz: 1.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1 µV
175-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-770 MHz: 1.8 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   -
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W AM: 60 W (input), CW: 75 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50/600Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 3.6-6.3V DC
Current RX - - 53-210 mA (backlight and TFT off)
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
? 61 × 120 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 4.72 × 1.30 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 450 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in color TFT screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 HEATHKIT-DX-000040 ICOM-IC-R000003