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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. (below 1025 MHz) ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 100 / 1000 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 25-800 / 900-2000 MHz 150 kHz- 54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM/AM-W: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion AM/FM/SSB: Triple-conversion, W-FM: Double-conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz 25-512 MHz
1st: 778.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
512-1025 MHz
1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz (AM/FM/SSB)
(Crystal converter system above 1025 MHz)
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Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD 2.0 Watts 4 - 8 Ohms requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 1.5-1.9 A ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1991 and 1998 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 900 channels in 9 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? TV option, CI-V ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 ICOM-IC-R007100 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225