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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.09-30 MHz 80-10m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   -
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 80-10m
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50/600Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX - 36 W -
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
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Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 JRC-NRD-000301A LAFAYETTE-HA-000090