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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 5.5 / 3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 180W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω Hi/Z or 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
? 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital readout, 1kHz precision
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' HEATHKIT-SB-000101 LOWE-SRX-000030D