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Desktop VHF Transmitter
Linear Amplifier
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - ? 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? - ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz in 4 segments 80-15 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 10 W PEP, AM: 2.5 W (4 W typical) SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW/RTTY: 1000 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (117 V DC) Mains (120/240 V AC - 240 V DC recommended) Mains
Current RX - - ?
TX ? 20/10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 378 × 210 × 368 mm
(14.88 × 8.27 × 14.49 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HX-000030 HEATHKIT-HL-002200 HEATHKIT-SB-000300