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Portable MF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 540-1600 kHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX 0 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions ? ? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-CR-000001 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000