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HF Receiver
UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 0.5-1.8 (AM) / 76-108 (FM) / 108-250 / 300-1000 MHz (cellular block in some regions)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 108-137 MHz, AM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 137-150 MHz, FM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 150-174 MHz, FM)
1 µV (12 dB SINAD, 174-222 MHz, W-FM)
0.8 µV (10 dB SN, 300-336 MHz, AM)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD, 336-420 MHz, FM)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 420-470 MHz, FM)
5 µV (12 dB SINAD, 470-800, W-FM)
0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-900 MHz, FM)
0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD, 800-999 MHz, FM)
5 µV (10 dB SN, 0.5-1.7 MHz, AM)
2 µV (12 dB SINAD, 76-108 MHz, W-FM)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) ? N-FM/AM: 12 / 30 kHz (-6/-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion (AM radio) Double conversion (FM/AM) Triple conversion (W-FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
? FM/AM radio
1st: 130 kHz (FM) / 50 kHz (AM)
FM/AM
1st: 47.25 (A) / 44.85 (B) MHz
2nd: 450 (A/B) MHz
W-FM
1st: 45.8 (A) / 44.0 (B) MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 1 MHz (A) / 400 kHz (B)
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 2m / 1.25m / 70cm (1.25m USA only)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 50 / 20 / 5 W (USA version: 1 W QRP mode)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC (11.7~15.8V DC) negative ground
Current RX Max 750 mA ? 0.5 A
TX - ? 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2009 and 201x
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
147 × 51 × 193 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.60 in)
157 × 66 × 183.5 mm
(6.18 × 2.60 × 7.22 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) Chassis + front panel
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
GPS
APRS
DTMF
Repeater shift (±600 kHz)
Twin RX
Packet modem (1200/9600 baud)
8 different background colours
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 KENWOOD-TR-008400 YAESU-FTM-000350