5-Watt CB Transceiver With Built-In Selective Call GW-32A

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

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  • Year
  • 1963
  • Category
  • Kit (Parts plus instruction) or building instructions only
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 367660
    • alternative name: Heath Company

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Transceiver
  • Wave bands
  • Short Wave (SW only)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 117 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil)
  • Material
  • Metal case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: 5-Watt CB Transceiver With Built-In Selective Call GW-32A - Heathkit Brand, Heath Co.;
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 9.5 x 6.25 x 9.25 inch / 241 x 159 x 235 mm
  • Notes

  • The Heathkit GW-32A is a vacuum-tube Citizen’s Band (CB) transceiver first introduced in the mid-1960s as a high-quality kit for personal and business communication.

    5 crystal-controlled transmit & receive channels • 4-tone selective call circuitry 
    Superhet receiver with RF stage • Built-in squelch & automatic noise limiter • Simple to build & operate.

    GENERAL DESCRIPTION—Receiver: 5-tube superheterodyne with RF stage, crystal-controlled, on up to 5 of the 23 channels as determined by the particular crystal(s) installed. Sensitivity: 1/2 microvolt for a 10 db signal-to-noise ratio. Transmitter: Power input to final RF amplifier, nominal 5 watts. Nominal power requirements:

    Kit GW-32D (6 or 12 v. DC),  $89.95.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 84.95 USD
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (Heathkit 1963 cat 80-34 page 14, Heathkit 1965 cat March page 15)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Glen Orriss. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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