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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
GBP 80
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077