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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m - 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-72Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - 500 W peak ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 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 Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' JRC-JST-000110D