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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 HEATHKIT-HW-000100