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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Antenna Noise Bridge
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range ? 1-30 MHz
1-100 MHz
10-80 m
Modulations - All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15-160m ? -
Modulations All mode   All mode   -
RF-output SSB: 1 kW PEP, CW: 850 kW (drive power: 85-100 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Internal 9 V battery or external 9-11 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 45 mA ?
TX 7.5 A @ 240 V AC / 15 A @ 120 V AC ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 198x in USA Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
130 × 57 × 127 mm
(5.12 × 2.24 × 5.00 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-001000 HEATHKIT-HD-001422 HEATHKIT-SB-000300