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HF Receiver
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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35/10 W, Low: 5/5/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 750 mA ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
? ?
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Triple RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 KENWOOD-TM-000942 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888