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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Less than ±0.5ppm (+0°C to +50°C) Less than ± 2.5ppm (-10°C to +60°C) ± 300 Hz / hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 30 kHz - 60 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/RTTY
0.16 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
AM
13 µV (10 dB S/N @ 0.5-1.8 MHz), 2 µV (10 dB S/N @ 1.8-30 MHz)
FM
0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 28-30 MHz)
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Selectivity ? SSB, CW (2.4kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/-6dB
Less than 4.0 kHz/-60dB
AM/FM-N (6kHz)
More than 9.0 kHz/-6dB
Less than 20 kHz/-50dB
FM (15kHz)
More than 15 kHz/-6dB
Less than 30 kHz/-50dB
SSB
2.4 kHz @ -3 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
AM/FM
15 kHz @ -3 dB, 32 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0.1-10 W in 5 steps SSB: 25 W PEP, FM: 15...25 W, AM: 25 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9-15.9V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? 250-450 mA 2 A
TX - 3 A max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 2002 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in West-Germany
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
256 × 105 × 273 mm
(10.08 × 4.13 × 10.75 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in ATU
Built-in pre-amplifier, IF shift function with graphical indication, AGC time constant setting, 20dB (approx.) RF attenuator, AF speech compressor (DSP), CTCSS tone encoder/decoder for repeater access, VOX function, split operation with receive frequency lock, CI-V system capability, 9600bps data terminal on rear panel, bandstacking register, combined SQL and RF gain control knob, optional voice synthesizer (UT-102), variable SSB carrier-point, fanless noise free operation
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SW-007800 ICOM-IC-000703 SEMCOSET-SELECTO