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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - 80-10 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - CW  
RF-output 1 / 100 W ? 50 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50-1000 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 2 A ? -
TX 3-20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
? 330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-HR-000020 HEATHKIT-DX-000020