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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-27.4 MHz ? 160-6 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15-80m 160-6 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 600 W output with 100 W drive 1 kW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains None
Current RX ? ? -
TX - 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000310 HEATHKIT-SB-000201 HEATHKIT-HM-000011