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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-30 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC or internal batteries Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1970 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
?
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 LOWE-HF-000225 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000125