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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.830 MHz
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 / 100 W 100 W (80 W on 10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC ?
Current RX 2 A ?
TX 3-20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 1983 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-HW-005400