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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual HF Power Meter
HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 1.8-30 MHz 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   All mode   All mode  
RF-output 100-120W ? 200 / 2000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? No power required
Current RX 3 A ? ?
TX 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 HEATHKIT-HM-002140 HEATHKIT-SA-002040