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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
80-10 m Amateur Converter
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup - ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 80-10 m 156-163 MHz
163-173 MHz on special order only.
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal - ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) - ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Direct conversion - Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? - 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? - ?
Audio output ? - Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - 156-163 MHz
163-173 MHz on special order only.
Modulations CW   All mode   FM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W - 2 W

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC Mains ?V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? 9 mA
TX 450 mA max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1956 and 195x in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
146 × 133 × 119 mm
(5.75 × 5.24 × 4.69 in)
?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 RME-MC-000055 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000206MT