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Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz ?
Modulations FM   FM   -
Sensitivity ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 15-80m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W 1/5 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) 5.5-16 V DC Mains
Current RX 0.7 A ? ?
TX 2.6 A max ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

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 HEATHKIT-HW-002036 HEATHKIT-HW-000024HT HEATHKIT-SB-000201