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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
USD 207 ~ USD 362
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
Filters ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate)
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW  
RF-output 50 W 4 W (3 W on 10 m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16 V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Korea Between 1984 and 1991 in USA
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital frequency readout
IF-shift
Noise blanker
RIT
Speech processor
VOX
QSK
WARC option
Accessories ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000005S HEATHKIT-HW-000009