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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver
HF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 25.615-28.305 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 25.615-28.305 MHz Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) 21 W AM: 325, CW: 450 W

Connections

Antenna - - Proprietary
Impedance 50/75Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1940 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
? 750 × 940 × 483 mm
(29.53 × 37.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight ? ? 165.00 kg (364.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 240 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 GALAXY-SATURN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000004