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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz (VHF), 30.875 MHz (UHF) - No options installed
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.4 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 0.85-1.4 A
TX - Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1989 and 1990 in Japan
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
150 × 50 × 191 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.52 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Modular and expandable design
CTCSS/PL encoder
Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 ICOM-IC-000901E