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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 97
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters optional CW filter ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance ? 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. ? External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 1970 Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000036 HEATHKIT-HW-000100