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HF Receiver | Solid state
Amateur SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Fixed channels Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 1 kHz - 2 GHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity 1 µV (20 dB quieting) ? ?
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50-75Ω 50Ω 50/1000Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (110/220 V AC) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1971 and 1982 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
S-Meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN 20-121 HEATHKIT-SW-000717 BONITO-SDRPLAY-RSPDUO