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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps XTAL/VFO controlled Continuous 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.15 µV
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W internal speaker, ext. speaker via jack

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   - FM  
RF-output 40-60 W ? 1 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.5-15V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX - Max 750 mA 600 mA
TX ? - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 19xx Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions ? 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
168 × 58 × 240 mm
(6.61 × 2.28 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? MP-716 microphone
MPN DRAKE-000002-NT HEATHKIT-HR-001680 STANDARD-C-007800