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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 30 kHz - 60 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ?
Audio output ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
RF-output AM: 60 W (input), CW: 75 W (input) 0.1-10 W in 5 steps 4 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9-15.9V DC ?
Current RX - 250-450 mA ?
TX ? 3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2002 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
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Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000040 ICOM-IC-000703 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-CB-000040