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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 2 W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? ?V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1979 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
? 330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 HEATHKIT-VF-002031 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000270-CYGNET