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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 50-54 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC (8R14 / C batteries) ?V DC
Current RX ? 50 mA ?
TX ? Max 400 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1976 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
165 × 63 × 185 mm
(6.50 × 2.48 × 7.28 in)
?
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 MIZUHO-MK-000610 20-306