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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.01% or less
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-40 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) Better than 1-2 µV (10dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 6 positions
Filters ? 200Hz / 5.2kHz
Receiver system Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD 1.5 watts at less than 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/300Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ?
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1957 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
412 × 254 × 276 mm
(16.22 × 10.00 × 10.87 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000109