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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Transceiver
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 - 10-80 m 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W 200 W (70 W AM) Max 125 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 20/300 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1964 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
? ?
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000400 KENWOOD-TS-000930