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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - - ?
Modulations - - -
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 10-80 m 80-10 m 15-80m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W 50 W 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50-72Ω 50/75Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX - - ?
TX 500 W peak ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? ? 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
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-TX-000001-'APACHE' HEATHKIT-HX-000011 HEATHKIT-SB-000201