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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne ? ?
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 10-80 m
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50-72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1959 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 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 S-meter
Antenna trimmer
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 HEATHKIT-SB-000104 HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE'