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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.18-30 MHz 80-10 m Regular broadcast and SW bands
Modulations AM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 1 / 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 3-20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1971 in USA Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 280 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.02 in)
367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
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Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000054 HEATHKIT-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-K-000002