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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
66-88 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz (UK)
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Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW  
RF-output 100 W ? 90 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? ?V DC External PSU (500-600V DC @ 100 mA; 6.3 V @ 4.7 A or 12.6 V @ 2.35 A AC/DC)
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SS-009000 20-139 HEATHKIT-MT-000001-'CHEYENNE'