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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Military Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 0.01-30 MHz 225-400 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? 0.3 / 0.5 / 1.8 / 2.3 / 4 kHz ?
Receiver system Direct conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 50MHz
2nd: 5645kHz
3rd: 4805kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - 225-400 MHz
Modulations CW   - AM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ? 20 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 13.8V DC or mains 28 V DC
Current RX 35 mA 2A max ?
TX 450 mA max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1982 and 1985 Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
346 × 117 × 318 mm
(13.62 × 4.61 × 12.52 in)
?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 1750 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 DRAKE-R-004245 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000051