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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz 0.150-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW: 10~100 W, AM: 10~40 W SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? 1.2 A
TX ? ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 424 × 150 × 390 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 15.35 in)
270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
Weight ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HX-001681 ICOM-IC-000765 KENWOOD-TS-000430S