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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 80-10 m 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   FM  
RF-output 100 W 50 W 1/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX 300-500 mA - ?
TX Max 16 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
?
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000210X HEATHKIT-DX-000020 HEATHKIT-HW-000024HT