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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available)

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 100 W AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? 500 W peak

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1971 in USA Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1959 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000110 HEATHKIT-SS-009000 HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE'