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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.14-18 MHz 49.8-54.0 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 3 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 49.8-54.0 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W 100 W (10m: 50 W)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50-72Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 60 W ?
TX - 120 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1972 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
Weight ? ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000081 HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' JRC-JST-000100D