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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 207 ~ USD 362
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  15m 
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 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
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Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 15 + 40m
Modulations CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? ?
TX 1 A max 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
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Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 JRC-JST-000010A