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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station Marine Receiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.5-28 MHz in 5 bands 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5 µV
CM: 1-2 µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 70/80Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? 80 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
? 527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' EDDYSTONE-000730/10 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO