Frequency Range (Megahertz) |
3.5 to 4.0, 7.0 to 7.3, 14.0 to 14.5, 15.0 to 15.3, 21.0 to 21.5,
28.0 to 30. |
Intermediate Frequency (IF) |
3.395 MHz |
Frequency Stability |
Less than 100 Hz per hour after 10 minutes warmup under normal
ambient conditions. Less than 100 Hz drift for ±10% line voltage
variation. |
Frequency Selection |
Built-in LMO (Linear Master Oscillator). |
Modes of Operations |
|
SSB |
Single sideband (suppressed carrier, with selectable upper or lower
sideband). |
CW |
Keyed continuous wave. |
AM |
Amplitude modulated continuous wave. |
RTTY |
Radio Teletype (frequency-shift keyed continuous wave).Wide shift,
narrow shift and narrow CW shift identification. |
Sensitivity |
Less than 0.25 microvolt for 10 dB signal-plus-noise to noise ratio
for SSB operation. |
Overall Gain |
Less than 1.5 microvolt input for 0.5 watts audio output (single
tone SSB). |
AGC Characteristic |
|
Blocking |
Greater than 3.0 V CW/SSB/RTTY. |
Dynamic Range |
Greater than 150 dB CW/SSB. |
RF Attenuator Range |
0-40 dB nominal. |
Selectivity |
|
SSB |
2.1 KHz 6 dB down, 5.0 KHz maximum at 60 dB down (crystal filter
supplied). |
CW |
400 Hz at 6 dB down, 2.0 KHz maximum at 60 dB down (crystal filter
available as an accessory). |
AM |
3.75 KHz 6 at dB down, 10 KHz maximum at 60 dB down (crystal filter
available as an accessory). |
RTTY |
2.1 KHz at 6 dB down, 5.0 KHz maximum at 60 dB down (uses SSB crystal filter). |
Image Rejection |
60 dB or better. |
IF Rejection |
|
3.395 |
Greater than 55 dB. |
8.595 |
Greater than 50 dB. |
Spurious Response |
All below 1 microvolt equivalent signal input. |
Temperature Range |
10º C to 50º C ambient. |
Dial Accuracy |
|
Electrical |
Within 40 Hz after calibration at nearest 100 KHz or 25 KHz point. |
Visual |
Within 200 Hz. |
Variation in RTTY shift as LMO is changed (shift can be adjusted to
nominal value at any point within the band). |
|
CW shift (50 Hz nominal) |
Less than 10 Hz/100 KHz. |
Narrow Shift (170 Hz nominal) |
Less than 20 Hz/100 KHz. |
Wide Shift (850 Hz nominal) |
Less than 100 Hz/100 KHz. |
Calibration |
Every 100 KHz or 25 KHz. |
Dial Backlash |
No more than 50 Hz. |
Antenna Input Impedance |
50 Ω nominal unbalanced. |
Audio Response |
|
SSB |
350 to 2450 Hz nominal at 6 dB. |
CW (with accessory filter) |
800 to 1200 Hz nominal at 6 dB. |
AM (with accessory filter) |
200 to 3500 Hz nominal at 6 dB. |
RTTY |
1840 to 3940 Hz nominal at 6 dB. |
Audio Output Impedance |
|
Matching Speaker |
8 Ω. |
Matching Headphones |
Low impedance. |
Audio Output Power |
4 watts at less than 10% distortion. |
Muting |
Open external ground at Mute socket. |
Power Requirements |
105 to 130 or 210 to 260 volt ac, 40 watts maximum. |
Controls |
|
Front Panel |
Main Tuning dial. Function switch. Mode switch. Band
switch. AGC switch. Converter switch. AF Gain control/Power
on-off. RF Gain/Speaker Disable. Preselector. RF Attenuator. |
Circuit Boards |
|
IF/Audio |
Bias adjust. Meter Zero. Meter Full Scale. |
PS/BFO |
+15 V adjust. 100 KHz adjust. |
RTTY |
Wide Shift. Narrow Shift. CW shift. |
Connections |
|
Rear Panel |
Phones. HF Antenna. VHF Antenna #1. VHF
Antenna #2. Mute. Anti-Vox. Speaker. HFO out. LMO out.
BFO out. CW shift. 4-Spare sockets. 3-Wire line cord socket.
Accessory socket (RTTY and VHF converter connections). |
NOTE: Specifications measured with 120 Vac line
voltage at 25° C. |
|
Cabinet Dimensions |
12-1/4" wide x 6-5/8" high x 13" deep. |
Overall Dimensions (with knobs and feet
installed) |
12-1/4" wide x 7-15/16" high x 14" deep. |
Net Weight |
15-3/4 lbs. |