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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Dual VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? N/A

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m ? 50-175 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 15-80m 50-175 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 600 W output with 100 W drive ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions ? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 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-SB-000104 HEATHKIT-SB-000201 HEATHKIT-HM-002141