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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 27.8-143 MHz in three bands
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
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Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 2W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 500mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1998 and 200x in UK Between 1944 and 194x in USA
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
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Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX HALLICRAFTERS-S-000036AO