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HF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 430-440 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.1 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? Optional 500 Hz CW filter ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple (SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45 / 7.45 MHz
2nd: 9.01 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 9.01 MHz
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Image rejection 60 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 430-440 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 1 / 100 W 2.5-25 W ?

Connections

Antenna Proprietary N-type Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 12V DC (8 x R20/D batteries) or mains
Current RX 2 A 1.1-1.3 A ?
TX 3-20 A 7.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
452 × 335 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 13.19 × 8.19 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CI-V Built-in cassette recorder
Accessories ? High stability crystal unit
Satellite communication interface unit
CI-V level converter
Tone squelch unit
Voice synthesizer unit
CW narrow filter (500 Hz)
Mobile mounting bracket
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MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 ICOM-IC-000475E SONY-CRF-000330K