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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.18-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.4/3 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-11 V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1971 in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 280 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.02 in)
? 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000054 HEATHKIT-HWS-000002 HEATHKIT-SB-000300