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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz - 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 m -
Modulations FM   CW   -
RF-output 10 W 90 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC External PSU (500-600V DC @ 100 mA; 6.3 V @ 4.7 A or 12.6 V @ 2.35 A AC/DC) Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX ? - ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile 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-MT-000001-'CHEYENNE' HEATHKIT-GR-000078