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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-31 MHz 0.5-1.6 MHz / 75 / 49 / 31 / 25 / 19 m / 76-108 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
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 - - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? ?V DC
Current RX - ? Max 40 mA
TX 500 W peak - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 1959 and 1964 in USA Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
? 180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000060 SONY-ICF-007600