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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-29.9999 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz)
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 750 mA 50W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch.
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 JRC-NRD-000515