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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Deluxe HF Antenna Tuner

General

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

Receiver

RX-range ? 10-80 m 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 10-80 m 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 100 W 200 / 2000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120/240 V AC) Mains ?
Current RX 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 197x in USA Between 1965 and 1967 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
? 368 × 352 × 146 mm
(14.49 × 13.86 × 5.75 in)
Weight 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs) ? 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station 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-000220 HEATHKIT-SB-000100 HEATHKIT-SA-002060A