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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± .0015% ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 143.5-148.5 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB -50 dB or greater ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at less than 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 143.5-148.5 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output 1 / 100 W 10-15 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 12-16V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX 2 A 550-750 mA ?
TX 3-20 A 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-VF-007401 HEATHKIT-K-000002