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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± .0015% ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 143.5-148.5 MHz 0.9-52 / 74-108 / 135-160 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) HF 9kHz-52MHz MDS: -132dBm @ 14MHz, Clipping lev -8dBm
FM 74-108MHz sensitivity <2uV 12dB SINAD @ 98MHz, Clip lev -3dBm
VHF 135-160MHz MDS -137dBm @ 145MHz, Clipping Level -19dBm
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? -50 dB or greater ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at less than 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 143.5-148.5 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 200 W 10-15 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-16V DC 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX ? 550-750 mA ?
TX ? 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions ? 184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
110 × 40 × 90 mm
(4.33 × 1.57 × 3.54 in)
Weight ? ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Separate inputs Antenna for HF / 6m and FM / VHF / Bypass
WFM Stereo decoder with RDS decoder
61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500 HEATHKIT-VF-007401 ELAD-FDM-S000002