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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
15-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
15-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 1 W SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC External PSU 12-14V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.1 A ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1970 and 197x Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000202 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151