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HF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Monitoring Scope / Scanalyzer

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  6m 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 40 m ? 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
? ?
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
? ?
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 40 m ? ?
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC ? Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 1 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 HEATHKIT-HW-000022 HEATHKIT-SB-000620