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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
2 meter Transverter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range ? ? 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 80-10m 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 600 W output with 100 W drive SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 100 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120/240 V AC) Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX ? 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V ?
TX 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC ? 260 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1970 and 197x in USA Between 1969 and 1971 in USA
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
Weight 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs) 21.70 kg (47.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 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-000200 HEATHKIT-SB-000220 HEATHKIT-SB-000500