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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transmitter
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation -
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 - 10-80 m 160-6 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output ? 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W 1 kW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120-240 V AC) None
Current RX ? - -
TX - 260 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1966 and 1975 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown 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-000401 HEATHKIT-HM-000011