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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m 540-1600 kHz / 3-10 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? 20 mV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? 8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 1 / 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX 2 A ? 40 W
TX 3-20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1961 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
? 292 × 165 × 190 mm
(11.50 × 6.50 × 7.48 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 HEATHKIT-SB-000303 HEATHKIT-EK-000002B