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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 318
USD 168
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HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-27.4 MHz 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 45 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000310 KENWOOD-000009R-59DS