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Mobiele VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.55-32 MHz (6 bands)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 1 µV SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? More than 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 750 mW 1-10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A ?
TX ? Max 2.3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1971 Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1935 and 1940
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
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Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000030-'TWOER' ICOM-IC-000251E RME-000069