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HF Receiver | Solid state
Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps Continuous ? -

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 144-148 MHz 160-6 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 160-6 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 0.4/5 W 1 kW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110/220 V AC) 5.5-16 V DC None
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1982 in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
? 184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
S-Meter
DTMF, CTCSS/PL -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HEATHKIT-SW-000717 HEATHKIT-HWS-000002XL HEATHKIT-HM-000011