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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m ? 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1 / 100 W SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW: 1500 W, AM: 300 W (100 W drive) 250 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX 2 A ? 0.9 A
TX 3-20 A ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
368 × 159 × 292 mm
(14.49 × 6.26 × 11.50 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 YAESU-FL-002500 SAILOR-T002130