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HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Kompact Kilowatt

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - Regular broadcast and SW bands ?
Modulations - AM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Regenerative ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-80m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - SSB  
RF-output 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W ? 1 kW PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120-240 V AC) Mains (110 V AC) Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX 260 W max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1975 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1965 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
? 310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
Weight 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Unknown 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-000401 HEATHKIT-K-000002 HEATHKIT-HA-000014