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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 80-10m 11m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) 4 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: ?
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Via SP-190 speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - 11m
Modulations CW   - AM   FM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ? 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC Mains or 12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
125 × 45 × 170 mm
(4.92 × 1.77 × 6.69 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Preselector, AGC, NL, Calibrator, AGC, Q-Multiplier, Record Jack, Mute Line, RF Gain, HFO Output. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-AX-000190 PRESIDENT-TEDDY