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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-10m 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? 65/60 dB
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load 2 W 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 80-10m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) 8 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC ? 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? ? 380 mA max, ≤ 75 mA in standby
TX 1 A max ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1970 and 1975 Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
102 × 51 × 12 mm
(4.02 × 2.01 × 0.47 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? 214 gr (7.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 HEATHKIT-SB-000102 BAOFENG-BF-F000009-V2+