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HF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-55 MHz in five bands 10-160 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 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 - - 10-160 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX Max 750 mA ? 600 mA
TX - - Max 21 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1947 and 1951 in USA Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
? ?
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000057 YAESU-FT-000101E