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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup -
Tuning steps ? -

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 160-6 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal -
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) -
Filters ? -
Receiver system Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 160-6 MHz
Modulations CW   All mode  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 1 kW

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC None
Current RX 35 mA -
TX 450 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

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