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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz - ?
Modulations AM   - -
Sensitivity 1 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 80-10 m 15-80m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 W 50 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX ? ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
310 × 160 × 235 mm
(12.20 × 6.30 × 9.25 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' HEATHKIT-HX-000020 HEATHKIT-SB-000201