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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 440-450 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 440-450 MHz 144-146(148) MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) 0.4/5 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply 5.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX ? ? 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
? 130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 HEATHKIT-HWS-000004XL DRAGON-SY-000540