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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 21.215-21.445 MHz 10-80 m 27-250 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations USB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 21.215-21.445 MHz - -
Modulations USB   - -
RF-output 10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11.5-15V DC or mains Powered by optional external power supply 5886AB or 6 volts vibrator pack 686S.
Current RX ? Max 750 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1948 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
419 × 222 × 216 mm
(16.50 × 8.74 × 8.50 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VXO ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BELCOM-KAPPA-000015 HEATHKIT-HR-001680 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HFS