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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - USB

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains ? ?
Current RX 60 W ? ?
TX 120 W ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1982 and 1984 Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? ? 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' HEATHKIT-SS-009000 WINRADIO-WR-G000315E