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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  10m 
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 10-80 m 0.03-60 / 108-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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Selectivity ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
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Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations - CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 2.2-3 A
TX - 1 A max Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
287 × 120 × 316 mm
(11.30 × 4.72 × 12.44 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
QSK
WARC option
32 bit DSP, CI-V Auto-ATU: 17-150 ohms (HF), 20-125 ohms (6 m)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 HEATHKIT-HW-000009 ICOM-IC-000746-PRO