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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
30 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
CW: 0.2 µV / 10 dB
AM: 1 µV / 10 dB
FM: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
3.6 kHz @ -40 dB
AM: 6 kHz
CW: 200-1200 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 4 tubes ? Double (AM/CW/SSB) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? >40 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - TX/RX: 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
80-10 m
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W 1-10 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 30 W 80-150 mA 700 mA
TX - Max 1.5 A 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1971 in USA Between 2005 and 200x Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 292 × 146 × 171 mm
(11.50 × 5.75 × 6.73 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
230 × 230 × 90 mm
(9.06 × 9.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
S-Meter
Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS USB interface
LCD display
Built-in keyer
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000064 ICOM-IC-P000007A CHINESE-KN-000920