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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range ? 440-450 MHz 160-6 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? -
Selectivity ? ? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 440-450 MHz 160-6 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
RF-output SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) 0.4/3 W 1 kW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 5.5-11 V DC None
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
? 184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000230 HEATHKIT-HWS-000004 HEATHKIT-HM-000011