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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 143.5-148.5 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 143.5-148.5 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) Built-in sweep
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains
Current RX ? 0.7 A ?
TX ? 2.6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in cassette recorder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 HEATHKIT-HW-002036 SONY-CRF-000330K