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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Within 100 cps, after warm-up
Tuning steps 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 80-10 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 10 W 100 W SSB/CW: 180 W PEP, AM: 75 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC ? Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? 400 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1982 and 1984 Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
? 482 × 295 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tone burst encoder optional ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000202 HEATHKIT-SS-009000 HEATHKIT-HX-000010-'MARAUDER'