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HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Six meter transverter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
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 ± 6 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 30-1300 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
30–117.995 MHz 0.32 µV
118–174.995 MHz 0.16 µV
175–246.995 MHz 0.22µV
247–329.995 MHz 0.4 µV
330–379.995 MHz 0.32 µV
380–469.995 MHz 0.18µV
470–749.995 MHz 1.0 µV
750–999.995 MHz 0.32 µV
1000–1199.995 MHz 0.79 µV
1200–1300 MHz 0.5 µV
W-FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
76–108.0 MHz 1.0 µV
175–221.995 MHz 1.0 µV
470–770 MHz 5.6 µV
AM (at 10 dB S/N)
118–136.0 MHz 0.56 µV
222–246.995 MHz 0.79 µV
247–329.995 MHz 1.4 µV
0.5 µV @ 10 dB S/N for SSB
1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N for AM
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
FM, AM
More than 15 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
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Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 266.7 MHz
2nd 19.65 MHz
3rd 450 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ≥ 60 dB (amateur bands only) ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load 100 mW at 15% distortion with an 8 Ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 350/300 mW 50 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 3V DC / 2 × AA (L6) 11-pin connector from transceiver
Current RX ? 38-170 mA ?
TX 1 A max Max 440 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1998 and 2001 Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
?
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 ICOM-IC-Q000007E YAESU-FTV-000650