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HF Receiver
HF Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m - 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - CW   SSB  
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 - Super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
- ?
Image rejection 50 dB - ?
Audio output ? - ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 / 6 m 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ~30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
330 × 180 × 310 mm
(12.99 × 7.09 × 12.20 in)
220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 KENWOOD-TX-000310 SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A