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HF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
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 ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.525-30 / 88-108 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
1.4µV ?
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
3 / 7 kHz (-6dB) ?
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   - AM   FM  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC Mains or 12V DC (8×LR20 / D) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX 1 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
370 × 122 × 241 mm
(14.57 × 4.80 × 9.49 in)
?
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-003100 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000601