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Mobiele VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
Sensitivity 1 µV SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
RF-output 750 mW SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1971 Between 198x and 199x Between 1975 and 1984
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000030-'TWOER' KENWOOD-TS-000450S ZODIAC-M-005012