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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Antenna Noise Bridge

General

HAM bands ? None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range ? Regular broadcast and SW bands 1-30 MHz
1-100 MHz
Modulations - AM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Regenerative ?
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 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110 V AC) Internal 9 V battery or external 9-11 V DC
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 195x and 195x in USA Between 1975 and 197x 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)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 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-K-000002 HEATHKIT-HD-001422