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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10 m 143.9-148.3 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10 m 143.9-148.3 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 5 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 12V DC or mains 12.6-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 1973 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 536 × 311 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.24 × 13.86 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 6 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tone burst encoder optional
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-1 HEATHKIT-HW-000019-'TENER' HEATHKIT-HW-000202