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HF Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Code Oscillator

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m ?
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 130 Ohms, permanent magnet

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC/6 m ?
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W Max 100/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120-240 V AC) 13.8V DC Batteries, 1.5 V or 9 V cell
Current RX - ? ?
TX 260 W max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1975 in USA Between 2004 and 200x Between 1960 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
? 117 × 108 × 120 mm
(4.61 × 4.25 × 4.72 in)
Weight 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 605 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in auto-AT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000401 KENWOOD-TS-000480SAT HEATHKIT-HD-000016