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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz 50-54 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10 m + WARC 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW: 10~100 W, AM: 10~40 W 10 W (AM: 5 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC
Current RX - ? 0.8 A
TX ? ? 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
Weight ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT 20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HX-001681 ICOM-IC-000765 KENWOOD-TS-000600