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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transmitter
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-27.4 MHz - 66-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz in 4 segments 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 10 W PEP, AM: 2.5 W (4 W typical) 1 / 3 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (117 V DC) 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? - 380 mA max
TX - ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 2014 and 201x in China
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 240 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP66 (dust- and waterproof)
7-color display
LED flashlight
'Man down' function
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Password protection
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000310 HEATHKIT-HX-000030 SAINSONIC-RST000599