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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-956 MHz (USA) 10-160 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 10-160 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 1 / 100 W ? 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 12V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX 2 A ? 100 W
TX 3-20 A - 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
? 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 80 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002030 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A