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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 30 kHz - 60 MHz ?
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
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
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 70 dB 50MHz: More than 65dB (except IF point) ?
Audio output ? More than 1.0W (at 13.8V DC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 15-80m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0.1-10 W in 5 steps 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna Proprietary SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9-15.9V DC Mains
Current RX ? 250-450 mA ?
TX ? 3 A max 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2002 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 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-SB-000104 ICOM-IC-000703 HEATHKIT-SB-000201