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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120-240 V AC) Mains Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX 260 W max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1975 in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
?
Weight 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown 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-000401 KENWOOD-000009R-4J KENWOOD-JR-000310