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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Antenna tuner
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 1.8-29.7 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   - -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.8-29.7 MHz 15-80m
Modulations - All mode   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX - 1.5 A 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 311 × 133 × 209 mm
(12.24 × 5.24 × 8.23 in)
200 × 140 × 300 mm
(7.87 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 15.85 kg (35.0 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 ? LCD display ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000091 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HC-000001.5KAT HEATHKIT-SB-000201