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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Bookshelf VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV ? 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >70 dB
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
RF-output 5 W High: 3 W, Low: ? W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? 600 mA (no input signal)
TX ? ? Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' ICOM-IC-000212 KENWOOD-TW-004000A