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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver | Solid state

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110/220 V AC)
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1971 and 1982 in USA
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout BFO
S-Meter
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 HEATHKIT-SW-000717