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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 10-80 m 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-14V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 1980 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX SAILOR-R001120