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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Antenna Noise Bridge

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 10-160 m 1-30 MHz
1-100 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m ?
Modulations - CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 150 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-120V AC Mains Internal 9 V battery or external 9-11 V DC
Current RX ? ? 45 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 1980 and 197x in USA Between 1975 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
? 130 × 57 × 127 mm
(5.12 × 2.24 × 5.00 in)
Weight ? ? ?
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 ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011A HEATHKIT-HD-001422