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HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver | Solid state

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m/6 m 10-80 m 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV (6dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 3 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection 15-80 m: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m/6 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 60 W 100 W (80 W on 10 m) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. External PSU (12V DC or mains) External high-voltage power supply Mains (110/220 V AC)
Current RX Max 4.7 A @ 12.6 VDC ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 1982 in USA
Dimensions ? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 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 ? ? BFO
S-Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-G-000076 HEATHKIT-HW-000101 HEATHKIT-SW-000717