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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 15-80 m 80-10m 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations CW   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15-80 m 80-10m -
Modulations CW   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 2.5 W 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1983 in USA Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1970 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions ? 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000008 HEATHKIT-SB-000102 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000125