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VHF Transceiver
HF Receiver | Solid state
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±300 Hz / hour after warm-up ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity AM/SSB
5 kHz @ -3 dB, 16 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
17 kHz @ -3 dB, 46 kHz @ -60 dB
? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 2.4 W into 4 Ohm Internal speaker 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM/SSB: 25 W (PEP), FM: 15 W ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws -
Impedance 60Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains Mains (110/220 V AC) External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX Max 7 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in West-Germany Between 1971 and 1982 in USA Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 260 × 260 × 120 mm
(10.24 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Repeater offset
S-meter
BFO
S-Meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SEMCOSET-SEMCO-TERZO-(ANALOG) HEATHKIT-SW-000717 HEATHKIT-HW-000100