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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 5-8.5 / 12-16.5 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 & 40 m 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   AM   CW   -
RF-output 1-4 W AM: 50 W, CW: 65 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.5-14V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 34-45 mA - ?
TX 300-700 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 2017 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 135 × 30 × 80 mm
(5.31 × 1.18 × 3.15 in)
? 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) without options ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in QSK keyer. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-KX000001 HEATHKIT-DX-000035 HEATHKIT-SB-000300