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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 440-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 440-450 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW  
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W 0.4/3 W 50 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50-72Ω 50Ω 50-1000 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-11 V DC Mains
Current RX - ? -
TX 500 W peak ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
? 330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight ? ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' HEATHKIT-HWS-000004 HEATHKIT-DX-000020