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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.012-60 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? SDR ?
IF-freqs. ? SDR ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Line in / Line out / Mic in/out ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m (2m optional) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   -
RF-output ? HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Built-in telescopic BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 25A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 2003 and 2007 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
120 × 43 × 102 mm
(4.72 × 1.69 × 4.02 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SW-007800 FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000 CLARION-JC-000201E