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Desktop Shortwave receiver
SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz 8-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28.5-29 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 20 mV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV input S/N 10 dB
Selectivity 8 kHz (-6 dB) 2.4 kHz @ - 6 dB, 4 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB
Audio output ? 1 W @ 10% distortion into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 8-10 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28.5-29 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W (240 W input)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50-100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (105-125 V AC) External PSU
Current RX 40 W ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
?
Weight 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-EK-000002B TEMPO-ONE