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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
430 MHz All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 70cm 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? Double/triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 20 W 10 W (AM: 4W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
? ?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 10 crystal controlled channels
optional R-707PS Power supply / speaker unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 KANTRONICS-KT-000180 BELCOM-LS-000707