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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m ? 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 10-80m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC Mains External high-voltage power supply
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 HEATHKIT-SB-000230 HEATHKIT-HW-000100