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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Remote Linear Master Oscillator / VFO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 100 Hz per hour after warmup
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.54-40 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - ?
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - All mode  
RF-output 1 / 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 105-130V AC External PSU or main unit
Current RX 2 A ? -
TX 3-20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1967 and 1970 in USA
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 HEATHKIT-SB-000640