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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 89 ~ USD 109
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m (2m & 6m options)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
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Image rejection 50 dB >50 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX Max 750 mA Max 1 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 KENWOOD-R-000599D