HW-5400

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When buying a HW-5400 make sure it has the HWA-5400-2 option. This is a 4-pole 2.1 KHz SSB filter part number 404-640.

Introduced in winter of 1984.

Several of the parts in this rig are also obsolete.  Heath does not give a cross-reference for the display.  It is probably a Futaba but a special manufacture for Heathkit.  Make sure if you buy this unit that the 2 options HWA-5400-2 & 3 are included otherwise you will probably never find them. I was lucky enough to find a new display on eBay and very luck to win it. I have picked up a second new display from eBay and the seller offered me a HW-5400 that was never completely assembled.  It looks to be complete but I will use it for parts.  If you decide to buy one of these keep in mind that the microprocessor is a preprogrammed Mostek unit that is not available anymore.  If it goes bad then the radio is of little use. Once again I was lucky enough to buy a spare 5400 very cheap plus the unit had a brand new spare microprocessor with it.  The only thing missing were the optional SSB filters.

 
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Illustration operation booklet

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Schematic

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Keypad Assembly/Operation manual

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Keypad illustration booklet