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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.55-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W ?

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50-72Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX - ?
TX 500 W peak -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' KENWOOD-000009R-4J