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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 15-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 15-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 197x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151 COLLINS-000075S-1