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HF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Deluxe HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   USB   LSB   DSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S+S/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB S+S/N
?
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
-65 dB @ 10 kHz ?
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 7.8 MHz ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   USB   LSB   DSB   All mode  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W 200 / 2000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 1 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
197 × 62 × 220 mm
(7.76 × 2.44 × 8.66 in)
368 × 352 × 146 mm
(14.49 × 13.86 × 5.75 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 SBE-SIDEBANDER-VI HEATHKIT-SA-002060A