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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW  
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 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC (8R14 / C batteries)
Current RX ? 50 mA
TX ? Max 400 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1976 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
165 × 63 × 185 mm
(6.50 × 2.48 × 7.28 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 MIZUHO-MK-000610