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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 140-174 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? 25-28: 0.4 μV
28-54: 0.2 μV
108-137: 0.4 μV
137-174: 0.2 μV
406-512:0.3 μV
806-956: 0.4 μV
(12 dB SINAD)

Close-call
25-54: 450 μV
137-174: 150 μV
406-512: 130 μV
108-137: 200 μV
806-956: 450 μV
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 144-148 MHz -
Modulations CW   FM   -
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
58 × 95 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 0.98 in)
132 × 41 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.61 × 5.75 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Band scope. Close-call
Backlit Display
~3600 Pre-programmed channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 YAESU-VX-000150 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000355C