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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Kompact Kilowatt

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band) ? ?
Modulations CW   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL TX. VFO option ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band) 15-160m 10-80m
Modulations CW   All mode   SSB  
RF-output 90 W (input) SSB: 1 kW PEP, CW: 850 kW (drive power: 85-100 W) 1 kW PEP

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 7.5 A @ 240 V AC / 15 A @ 120 V AC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1976 Between 197x and 198x in USA Between 1965 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000016 HEATHKIT-SB-001000 HEATHKIT-HA-000014