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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable AirBand VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15-80 m 10-80 m 220.0 - 389.9 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W 100 mW Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 15-80 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 2.5 W - -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 12 V DC / Mains
Current RX ? 50 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 1965 and 196x Between 19xx and 19xx in USSR
Dimensions ? 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
290 × 155 × 210 mm
(11.42 × 6.10 × 8.27 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000008 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B MILITARY-USSR R-000871