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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

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 ?
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion XTAL ?
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 10-80m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 2 W SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1979 and 198x Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
? 361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

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 HEATHKIT-SB-000230