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Mobiele VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
0.28 μV
Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
75 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output 750 mW SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 50 / 45 W max

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 2 A 2 A max
TX ? Max 20 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1971 Between 198x and 199x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
154 × 48 × 161 mm
(6.06 × 1.89 × 6.34 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit 1.23 kg (2.7 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000030-'TWOER' KENWOOD-TS-000450S HYTERA-TM-000628H