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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm (-10°C to +60°C)
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) Less than 0.18 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? More than 12 kHz at -6 dB
Less than 28 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz 1st: 15.65 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD 2.4 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) High: 55 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.8-1 A
TX ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 113 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 ICOM-IC-002100H