• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Heathkit (Brand), Heath Co.; Benton Harbor (MI)

• Year
• 1962

• Category
• Citizen Band Equipment

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 112196

• • alternative name: Heath Company

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• Number of Transistors
• 9

• Semiconductors
• 2N1726 2N1727 2N1108 2N1108 2N185 2N185 2N185 R425 R424

• Main principle
• Transceiver; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Dry Batteries / 1 x 9 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 6 cm = 2.4 inch

• Power out
• 0.15 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Hand-Held Transceiver GW-21 A, D - Heathkit Brand, Heath Co.;

• Shape
• Miscellaneous shapes - described under notes.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 90 x 205 x 42 mm / 3.5 x 8.1 x 1.7 inch

• Notes
• Hand held AM CB-Transceiver, 27 MHz, most similar with type GW21, made in Germany, FTZ number.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 0.7 kg / 1 lb 8.7 oz (1.542 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 265.00 DM

• Mentioned in
• Funkschau (1966, Heft 18, Seite 1396)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Assembly Manual Model GW-21A)

• Literature/Schematics (2)
• Funkschau (24/1963, S. 685)

• Literature/Schematics (3)
• -- Original prospect or advert (Silicon Chip Jun 2024, Page 99)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 715 models, 698 with images and 505 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
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