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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 212 ~ USD 361
DEM 2,030
USD 97
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output External speaker required 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ?
TX ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN GALAXY-GT000550 HEATHKIT-HW-000100