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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 m 50 / 144 / 220 MHz
6 / 2 / 1.25 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   -
RF-output 100 W 90 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? External PSU (500-600V DC @ 100 mA; 6.3 V @ 4.7 A or 12.6 V @ 2.35 A AC/DC) Mains
Current RX ? - -
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
127 × 152 × 190 mm
(5.00 × 5.98 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SS-009000 HEATHKIT-MT-000001-'CHEYENNE' AMECO-VFO-000621