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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Lineair Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability 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 10-80 m 10-160 m ?
Modulations CW   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
? ?
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 143-149 MHz
Modulations CW   - All mode  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) ? 10 W @ 1.5 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC Mains 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 1 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1958 and 1964 in USA Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
495 × 296 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.65 × 15.98 in)
95 × 70 × 130 mm
(3.74 × 2.76 × 5.12 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 HEATHKIT-RX-000001-'MOHAWK' HEATHKIT-HA-000201