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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 40 m ?
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 6 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 40 m ?
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 9.5V DC ?
Current RX ? 68 mA ?
TX ? Max 600 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1983 and 2002 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 JIM-MX-000006S HEATHKIT-HW-000022