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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system 4 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? HF/6 m: 10 W, 2 m: 10 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 30 W ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1971 in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Germany
Dimensions 292 × 146 × 171 mm
(11.50 × 5.75 × 6.73 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
S-Meter
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000064 HILBERLING-PT-008000C