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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
8 Band - 20 W SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 36-53 MHz 2-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Large built-in speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 36-53 MHz 3.5-4 / 5.3305-5.4035 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 / 24.89-24.99
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: 60 W (input), CW: 75 W (input) 1 W SSB: 0.3-20 W, CW: 0.3-10 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10~14 V DC 12-12.6 V DC
Current RX - 90 mA 320 mA max
TX ? 285 mA 2.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1979 and 198x in Israël Between 201x and 201x in Canada
Dimensions ? 90 × 225 × 55 mm
(3.54 × 8.86 × 2.17 in)
180 × 58 × 200 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Kit

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
150 Hz tonesquelch
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000040 MILITARY-PRC-000613 YOUKITS-TJ000005A