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Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD 1 µV ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
Selectivity ? ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
Filters ? ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate)
Receiver system ? XTAL Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output Requires external speaker 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 1 watt into 8-ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 50-54 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW  
RF-output 10 W 5 W 4 W (3 W on 10 m)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) 6 or 12V DC or mains 11-16 V DC
Current RX 0.7 A ? ?
TX 2.6 A max ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 1961 and 196x Between 1984 and 1991 in USA
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? QSK
WARC option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-002036 HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' HEATHKIT-HW-000009