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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.15-30 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   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)
? ?
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 + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
? ?
Weight 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-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-SW-007800 HEATHKIT-K-000002