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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 15-80 m 50-160 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 15-80 m 50-160 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   All mode  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 2.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
? 133 × 128 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.04 × 6.50 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ? 1.13 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 HEATHKIT-HW-000008 HEATHKIT-HM-002102