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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range ? 545 kHz - 20 MHz with plug-in coils 66-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - 66-108 / 136-174 / 200-260 / 350-400 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 600 W output with 100 W drive ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1931 and 1932 in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
? ?
Weight 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000200 HAMMARLUND-COMET RADTEL-RT-000420