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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m - 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations CW   SSB   - USB  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 2305 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 80-10 m 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations CW   CW   USB  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 50 W 200 W PEP

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC Mains ?
Current RX 35 mA - ?
TX 450 mA max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ? 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 HEATHKIT-HX-000011 HEATHKIT-HW-000032