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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band) - 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations CW   - AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL TX. VFO option ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band) 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 90 W (input) AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50-72Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX ? - 15-95 mA
TX ? 500 W peak -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1976 Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions ? 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? ? 195 gr (6.9 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000016 HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' YAESU-VR-000120