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HF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains 12V DC or internal batteries
Current RX Max 750 mA ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 LOWE-HF-000225