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Desktop Precision RF Meter
HF Power / SWR-meter
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ? - ?
Tuning steps ? - 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-54 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations All mode   All mode   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ? - AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? - ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-54 MHz 1.8-30 MHz -
Modulations All mode   All mode   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC None 13.8V DC
Current RX ? - 1.5-2.2 A
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 1970 and 1981 in USA Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 60 × 120 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 4.72 in)
133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HM-001002 HEATHKIT-HM-000102 AOR-AR-ALPHA-B