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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-55 MHz in five bands 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 750 mA ? 420 mA
TX - - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1947 and 1951 in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
? 175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000057 CRKITS-KN-Q000010A