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HF Receiver
HF Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m - 0.535-1.605 / 2-4 / 5.85-10.3 / 11.4-18.2 MHz
88-108 / 185-400 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   W-FM Stereo  
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 - Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
- 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB - ?
Audio output ? - Requires external speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 / 6 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
330 × 180 × 310 mm
(12.99 × 7.09 × 12.20 in)
400 × 124 × 310 mm
(15.75 × 4.88 × 12.20 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 KENWOOD-TX-000310 HALLICRAFTERS-CR003000