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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 202-208 MHz 0.15-6 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative, 4 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary (military) Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 28 V DC ? Mains (110-118 V AC, 60Hz)
Current RX 3 A max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 194x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
635 × 280 × 203 mm
(25.00 × 11.02 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 45.40 kg (100.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MILITARY-BC-000348 MILITARY-BC-000406 HEATHKIT-K-000001