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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 15-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter installed
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB) with optional AM filter installed
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? 15-160 m: better than 60 dB 10-12 m: better than 50 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 15-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 2.5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM/FSK: 80 W 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.1 A with heater off, 5 A with heater on 300-500 mA
TX ? Max 21 A 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? 342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000008 YAESU-FT-000902DM ATLAS-000210