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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 329 ~ USD 628
USD 97
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 HEATHKIT-HW-000100