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The Heathkit SB-500 2-Meter Lineair Transverter provides SSB / CW operation on the 2 meter band by using your lower frequency Heathkit station as a tunable 6-meter or 10-meter IF system.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 2m
- Frequency stability
- ?
- Tuning steps
- ?
- Memories
- ?
Receiver
- RX-range
- 144-148 MHz
- Modulations
- CW SSB
- Sensitivity
- ?
- Selectivity
- ?
- Filters
- ?
- Receiver system
- ?
- IF-frequencies
- ?
- Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- ?
Transmitter
- TX-range
- 144-148 MHz
- Modulations
- CW SSB
- RF-output
- 100 W PEP
Connections
- Antenna
- SO-239
- Impedance
- 50Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- Mains (120-240 V AC)
- Current drain RX
- ?
- TX
- 260 W max
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 311 × 171 × 330 mm (12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
- Weight
- 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
- Form factor
- Base Station
- Manufactured
- Between 1969 and 1971 in USA
Other features
- Usage
- Amateur / Ham radio operators
- Features + options
- -
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 6209
- MPN
- HEATHKIT-SB-000500
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
- Heathkit Sb-500 - Schema JPEG - 8.03 MB, submitted by Pancho Cheja
- Heathkit SB-500 Transverter Manual PDF - 10.67 MB, submitted by Pancho Cheja
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Links & tools
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- Search the Boat Anchor Manual Archive (BAMA) for Heathkit SB-500 for manuals and documents (using Google)
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