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Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual HF Power Meter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ?

Receiver

RX-range 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
9 MHz ?
Image rejection W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ? ?
Audio output 2 W internal speaker 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output - 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains 12V DC ?
Current RX ? 400 mA ?
TX - 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Quartz clock/timer VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN SONY-CRF-000320 TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) HEATHKIT-HM-002140