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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-10m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1970 and 197x
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 HEATHKIT-SB-000102 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX