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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ? 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output 2 W ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 26.965-27.255 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ? 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300-500 mA
TX ? ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1974 and 19xx Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
? 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 HANDIC-000031 ATLAS-000210