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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF/VHF transceiver
Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  10m  4m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.02-170 MHz ?
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? 0.39 µV (CW, BW 500 Hz, 10 dB (S+N)/N) ?
Selectivity ? >100 dB, Software defined ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SDR / direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? -

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m ? 80-15 m
Modulations CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 50 W 5 W max SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW/RTTY: 1000 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains (120/240 V AC - 240 V DC recommended)
Current RX - ? -
TX ? ? 20/10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2013 and 201x in Italy Between 1983 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
? 378 × 210 × 368 mm
(14.88 × 8.27 × 14.49 in)
Weight ? ? 22.70 kg (50.1 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-HX-000011 ELAD-FDM-DUO HEATHKIT-HL-002200