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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? 5-50 W 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 750 mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1983 and 198x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
? ?
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II TOKAI-002015A