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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 11V DC (battery pack)
Current RX - ? 30-250 mA
TX ? Max 20 A Max 2.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 107 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 ICOM-IC-000737A ICOM-IC-V000085