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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Dual VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? N/A

Receiver

RX-range 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands - 50-175 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 50-175 MHz
Modulations - CW   All mode  
RF-output ? 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50-1000 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries Mains ?
Current RX 100-300 mA - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAILOR-000016T HEATHKIT-DX-000020 HEATHKIT-HM-002141