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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range ? 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations - FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 144-148 / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 1/10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX ? 3.4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz Between 1938 and 193x in USA
Dimensions 361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 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-HW-000024 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000017