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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 9 kHz - 30 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   -
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N Mode 0.1-0.5 MHz 0.5-2.0 MHz 2.0-30 MHz
AM* 2.0µV 0.5µV 0.4µV
LSB, USB 0.7µV 0.3µV 0.2µV
CW 0.3µV 0.2µV 0.1µV

(10dB S+N/N)
* 80% modulation
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Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
Continuously adjustable 100-15000 Hz ?
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? ?
Receiver system ? DDS-based dual-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - CW  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 500mA -
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
164 × 96 × 41 mm
(6.46 × 3.78 × 1.61 in)
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Weight ? 467 gr (1.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 WINRADIO-WR-G000033EM HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000017A