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HF Transmitter
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations - AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 6000 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations CW   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX - ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX ? ? 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1964 and 196x Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions ? 296 × 110 × 267 mm
(11.65 × 4.33 × 10.51 in)
350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HX-001681 PEARCE-SIMPSON-GUARDIAN-000023 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020