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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter) 80-10 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
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Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
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Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - 80-10 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 180W PEP ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 196x and 196x
Dimensions ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
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Weight ? 310 gr (10.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
6 volt tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000101 WINRADIO-WR-G000305E EUDGERT-000400A3-(GOLD-B)