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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps Continuous 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
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Image rejection 60 dB ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 1 / 100 W 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 0.4/3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains or 12 V DC 5.5-11 V DC
Current RX 2 A 0.6 A ?
TX 3-20 A 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
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Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 NCG-000010/160M HEATHKIT-HWS-000002