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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range ? ? 0.54-38.1 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations - - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 15-80m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 600 W output with 100 W drive ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1938 and 193x in USA
Dimensions 361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
?
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Separate speaker
S-meter option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000230 HEATHKIT-SB-000201 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000017