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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station Marine Receiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 0.5 %
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.5-28 MHz in 5 bands 480-165 kHz / 1.7-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 12-32 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM: 1-2 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W External speaker or headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (110 / 200-220 / 230-250 V AC)
Current RX ? 80 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1950 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
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Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Military communication
Features ? ? BFO
S-meter socket for Cat. No. 669
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' EDDYSTONE-000730/10 EDDYSTONE-000750