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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 21-21.45 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software controlled
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS SDR, Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands)
Audio output ? ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 21-21.45 MHz (50 KHz per XTAL) 160-6m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) 300 mW CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply 9.5V DC 13.8V DC ± 10%
Current RX ? 40 mA 1.5A
TX ? Max 200 mA 30A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1982 and xxxx in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 MIZUHO-MX-000015 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C