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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m 24-1800 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system ? ? Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - All mode  
RF-output 1 / 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - SMA
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX 3-20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
? ?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 8 programmable GPIO's
3 programmable clock outputs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-HR-000020 AIRSPY-R000002