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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W (80 W on 10 m) 2 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains External high-voltage power supply ?V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions ? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
?
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 HEATHKIT-HW-000101 HEATHKIT-VF-002031