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Portable MF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 540-1600 kHz - 80-10 m
Modulations AM   - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 80-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W 1 / 100 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Proprietary
Impedance 50Ω 50/600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX 0 A - 2 A
TX - ? 3-20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1975 and 1977 in USA
Dimensions ? 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight ? 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-CR-000001 HEATHKIT-DX-000100 HEATHKIT-HW-000104