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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ?
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m -
Modulations CW   -
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains
Current RX 35 mA ?
TX 450 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in cassette recorder
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 SONY-CRF-000330K