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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.001%
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ? 24-32 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Microprocessor / Phase-Locked-Loop Synthesizer
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? 65 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15-160m 24-32 MHz
10 / 12 m
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 1 kW PEP, CW: 850 kW (drive power: 85-100 W) AM/FM/CW: 2-10 W, SSB: 25 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX 7.5 A @ 240 V AC / 15 A @ 120 V AC 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 198x in USA Between 2011 and 201x
Dimensions 361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
285 × 110 × 335 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 13.19 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? NB / ANL
Split frequency
Programmable Repeater Offset
Roger beep
Echo chamber
4.3" TFT LCD display
Clock / calendar
Soft buttons
USB-socket with picture viewer and background image loader
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-001000 RANGER-RHF-000618