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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz ? 20-500 MHz
Modulations AM   - AM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? 20 kHz - 8 MHz
Filters ? ? 20 kHz - 8 MHz
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-80m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5 W SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
?
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' HEATHKIT-SB-000230 REACTION-INSTRUMENTS-000685A