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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W 100 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120-240 V AC) ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX 260 W max ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1975 in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan
Dimensions 378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000401 TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-DIGITAL-(000544) YAESU-FT-000890