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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 20 mV (10 dB S/N) S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? 8 kHz (-6 dB) ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   CW   - FM  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W ? High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX - 40 W 600 mA max
TX ? - 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 HEATHKIT-EK-000002B KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II