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HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile CB / 10m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 15-80 m 10-80 m 26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
?
Filters ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 15-80 m 10-80 m 26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2.5 W 4 W (3 W on 10 m) SSB: 12/100 W, AM/FM: 4/30 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 1 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
200 × 60 × 280 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 11.02 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? QSK
WARC option
Noise Blanker
ANL
SWR-meter
Roger beep
Digital echo chamber
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000008 HEATHKIT-HW-000009 COBRA-000200-GTL-DX