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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz / 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 0.15-1500 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise AM/SSB/CW: 10dB S/N
FM-N/FM-W: 12dB SINAD

Mode 0.15-1.5 MHz 1.5-30 MHz 30-1000 MHz 1-1.5 GHz
AM 25µV 1µV 1µV 1.9µV
SSB 0.9µV 0.3µV 0.3µV 0.4µV
FM N 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV 0.4µV
FM W - - 1.0µV 1.0µV
?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) SSB/CW 2.5 kHz @ 6dB
AM 6 kHz @ 6dB
FM-N 15 kHz @ 6dB
FM-W 230 kHz @ 6dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB 65dB ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output 0.2W (8 ohm load) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz - 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains ? Mains
Current RX 60 W ? -
TX 120 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 200x Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 computer interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' WINRADIO-WR-001550E CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000020-A