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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Dual VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz N/A

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.03-30 MHz 50-175 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
?
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 50-175 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions ? 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SS-009000 LOWE-HF-000225E HEATHKIT-HM-002141