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Mobile VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) 10 kHz (-6 dB) 10 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W 0.5-10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC)
Current RX 60 W ? 45 W
TX 120 W ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
230 × 111 × 260 mm
(9.06 × 4.37 × 10.24 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Diode matrix programmable Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE ICOM-IC-000021A KENWOOD-000009R-59DS