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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
4-band HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? <5 Hz after 5 minute warm up at 30c (<10 Hz after 30 minute operation @ 40 °C)
Tuning steps 5 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? -3 dB/ 2.6 kHz -40 dB / 4.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 Watt with 8 ohm speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
(40 / 30 / 20 / 17 m)
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 5 W ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or internal ? ?
Current RX ? ? 250-270 mA
TX ? - 1200 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 68 × 38 × 162 mm
(2.68 × 1.50 × 6.38 in)
308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
104 × 70 × 38 mm
(4.09 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) None 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000280 HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' LNR-PRECISION-FX-000004