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Kompact Kilowatt

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.48-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80m ?
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
? ?
Selectivity 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters 500 Hz switchable crystal filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 10-80m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   SSB  
RF-output ? 180W PEP 1 kW PEP

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary SO-239
Impedance 70/80Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU Mains Mains
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1961 in Great Britain Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 1965 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN EDDYSTONE-000730/4 HEATHKIT-SB-000101 HEATHKIT-HA-000014