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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz 0.05-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system DSP ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - AM   CW  
RF-output ? ? AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W

Connections

Antenna N-type - -
Impedance 50/450Ω 50Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX 35 W ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1956 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
? 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ? 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in VFO, modulator, and power supply
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008711 HEATHKIT-DX-000100B