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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-2000 MHz 440-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 6.3 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 3.2 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
AM-N (10 dB S/N)
1.8-2 MHz: 2.5 µV
2-1000 MHz: 2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
AM-W (10 dB S/N)
30-1000 MHz: 3.2 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 3.2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 2 µV
1.8-2 MHz: 0.25 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM-N: 5.5 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-N/SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
AM-W/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-6 dB)
CW narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB, with optional FL-52A)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? HF: Better than 60 dB VHF/UHF: 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 440-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10 m) ? 0.4/5 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External high-voltage power supply 13.8V DC 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? Max 2 A ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1996 and 2004 in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
287 × 112 × 309 mm
(11.30 × 4.41 × 12.17 in)
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Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-shift. RS-232C. CI-V Voice synthesizer option (UT-102) DTMF, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000101 ICOM-IC-R008500 HEATHKIT-HWS-000004XL