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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 10-80 m 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) - 160-10 m
Modulations FM   - All mode  
RF-output High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external Mains Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX 25-100 mA ? 15 W
TX 0.8-1.8 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 HEATHKIT-SB-000300 HEATHKIT-SB-000634