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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
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 1.8-22 MHz ?
Modulations CW   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
? ?
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
? ?
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - ?
Modulations CW   - AM   FM  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50Ω Hi/ZΩ 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 1 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
? 112 × 30 × 143 mm
(4.41 × 1.18 × 5.63 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? 785 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features QSK
WARC option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 TEN-TEC-001253 CRT-MIKE