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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
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Receiver system ? ?
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - 900 mA
TX ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
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MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 ICOM-IC-000720