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HF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 20 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
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 ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 20 W 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 12-14.5V DC
Current RX Max 750 mA ? 600 mA
TX - ? Max 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
? 160 × 60 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 KANTRONICS-KT-000120 SOMMERKAMP-IC-000002F