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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 15-80 m 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations CW   AM   All mode  
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 15-80 m - 160-6 m
Modulations CW   - All mode  
RF-output 2.5 W ? 1 kW

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (105-125 V AC) None
Current RX ? 40 W -
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions ? 292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000008 HEATHKIT-EK-000002B HEATHKIT-HM-000015