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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Station Monitor
Nixie Tube Frequency Display

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-27.4 MHz 1.8-54 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 1/4" vertical deflection at 10 W (80-6m)
3/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (80-6m)
1/4" vertical deflection at 100 W (160m)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? ?
Modulations - All mode   All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? 22 W max ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1985 and 198x in USA Between 1972 and 1975 in USA
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
286 × 111 × 308 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 12.13 in)
254 × 89 × 254 mm
(10.00 × 3.50 × 10.00 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 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-000310 HEATHKIT-HO-005404 HEATHKIT-SB-000650