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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 20 mV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 0.4/3 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-11 V DC Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 40 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1961 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
? 292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 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-SB-000301 HEATHKIT-HWS-000002 HEATHKIT-EK-000002B