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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Antenna Tuner

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 143.8-148.2 MHz 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 143.8-148.2 MHz 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   All mode  
RF-output CW: 500 W (input), AM: 375 W (input) AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50-72Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains No power required
Current RX - 60 W ?
TX ? 120 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions ? 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
368 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.49 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
Weight ? ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000310A-3-/-30K-1 HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE HEATHKIT-SA-002040