• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1960

• Category
• Amateur TRX: Transmitter/Receiver (and Transceiver)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 165309

• • alternative name: Heath Company

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• Number of Tubes
• 4

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AU8 6AN8 12AX7 6AQ5

• Main principle
• Transceiver; 2 AF stage(s); Super Regenerativ

• Tuned circuits
• 1 AM circuit(s)

• Wave bands
• VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 105; 125 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) / Ø 3.5 inch = 8.9 cm

• Power out
• 1 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: The "Sixer"; "Benton Harbor Lunch Box" HW-29 [4 tubes] - Heathkit Brand, Heath Co.;

• Shape
• Tablemodel without push buttons, Mantel/Midget/Compact up to 14

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 9.75 x 8 x 6 inch / 248 x 203 x 152 mm

• Notes

• 6 meter (50 - 54 MHz) AM transceiver with 4 tubes. Predecessor of the 5 tube HW-29A.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6 lb 5 oz (6.313 lb) / 2.866 kg

• Price in first year of sale
• 39.95 USD

• Source of data
• - - Manufacturers Literature

• Mentioned in
• Heathkit: A Guide to Amateur Radio Products (2nd ed., p. 164)

• Author
• Model page created by Antonio Barros-Regada. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 713 models, 697 with images and 503 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Heathkit (Brand), Heath Co.; Benton Harbor (MI)