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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m ?
Modulations CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 10-80m
Modulations CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC Mains
Current RX 35 mA ?
TX 450 mA max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 HEATHKIT-SB-000230