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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 15 + 40m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX ? 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 JRC-JST-000010A