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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range ? 40 m ? 10-80 m
Modulations - SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 40 m ? 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive) ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000230 HEATHKIT-HW-000022 HEATHKIT-HW-000100