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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.15-30 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1984 and 1990 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
? ?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 HEATHKIT-SW-007800 HEATHKIT-K-000002