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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Dual VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? N/A

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m - 50-175 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - All mode  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m 50-175 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 1 / 100 W AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50-72Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains ?
Current RX 2 A - ?
TX 3-20 A 500 W peak ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' HEATHKIT-HM-002141