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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Electronic Keyer

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
?
Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m + WARC ?
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100 W on all bands ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1.8 A 3.5 W
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1975 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
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Weight ? 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000303 SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 HEATHKIT-HD-001410