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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band) 15/20/40 m 75-88 / 136-174 / 406-469 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? less than 1 µV provides readable signal ?
Selectivity ? 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL TX. VFO option Direct conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band) 15/20/40 m -
Modulations CW   CW   -
RF-output 90 W (input) 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 35 mA ?
TX ? 450 mA max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1976 Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1988 and 199x
Dimensions ? 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
?
Weight ? 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000016 HEATHKIT-HW-000007 REGENCY-MX-001600