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HF Power / SWR-meter
HF/50MHz Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 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)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability - ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps - 1 Hz minimum Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-30 MHz 0.03-60 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW  
Sensitivity - SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
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Selectivity - SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz)
More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz)
More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz)
More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters - 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.8-30 MHz 160-6 m -
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? 5-200 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. None Mains (85-265 V AC) Mains
Current RX - 200 VA ?
TX - 800 VA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1981 in USA Between 2014 and 201x in Japan Between 1970 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
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Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 101 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
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Accessories - ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HM-000102 ICOM-IC-007851 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000125