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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
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Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz - 10-80m
Modulations AM   CW   - CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W ? SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) Mains
Current RX 60 W 35-150 mA ?
TX 120 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' ICOM-IC-R000020 HEATHKIT-SB-000230