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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 10-80 m ?
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 10-80 m 10-80m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W ? 2 kW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
? ?
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tone burst encoder optional ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000202 HEATHKIT-SB-000104 HEATHKIT-SB-000240