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HF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  23cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ±10 p.p.m. @ -10 to +60°C (14 to 140°F) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10./ 20 kHz 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
? ?
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 136.6 MHz
2nd: 17.2 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load .4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 1260-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 0.8-12 A Max 1.7 A
TX 1 A max 3-6 A Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
140 × 40 × 200 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.87 in)
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Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 22 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
CTCSS/PL encoder
AFC
RIT/VXO
Dimmer.
Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 ICOM-IC-001201 ICOM-IC-000900E