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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m ? -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) AM: 50 W, CW: 65 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
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Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 HEATHKIT-SB-000221 HEATHKIT-DX-000035