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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up Better than ± 10 p.p.m. from 0-40 °C after 15 min. warmup
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 Hz - 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15-80 m 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 500 kHz-1.5 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 2.0 µV
CW(N): ≤ 1.25 µV
AM: ≤ 8.0 µV
FM: -

1.5-30 MHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK: ≤ 0.25 µV
CW(N): ≤ 0.16 µV
AM: ≤ 1.0 µV
FM: ≤ 0.6 µV
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
SSB / CW(W) / FSK
2.7 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
CW(N)
600 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.3 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
FM
15 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 47.060 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W 3 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 15-80 m - 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations CW   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 2.5 W - FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.5 V DC
Current RX ? 50 W 2 A
TX ? - 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 1965 and 196x Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - IF-Shift
Electronic keyer
Squelch
Noise blanker
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000008 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B YAESU-FT-000757GX