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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 143.5-148.5 MHz 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 143.5-148.5 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) Mains
Current RX ? 0.7 A ?
TX ? 2.6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1974 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 196x and 196x in Japan
Dimensions ? 210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-FPM-000300 HEATHKIT-HW-002036 KENWOOD-000009R-59DE