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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 80-10 m 0.15-6 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Regenerative, 4 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 80-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W 1 / 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 12-16 V DC Mains (110-118 V AC, 60Hz)
Current RX 60 W 2 A ?
TX 120 W 3-20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 194x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
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Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile 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-000010-'SHAWNEE' HEATHKIT-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-K-000001