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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 15-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   CW  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
Filters ? ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate)
Receiver system Direct conversion ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 15-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   CW   CW  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 2.5 W 4 W (3 W on 10 m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 13.8V DC 11-16 V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max ? 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 1984 and 1991 in USA
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
? 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? QSK
WARC option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 HEATHKIT-HW-000008 HEATHKIT-HW-000009