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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 144-146 MHz FM: 88-108 / 134-174 / 200-260 / 350-520 MHz
AM: 118-134 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 144-146 MHz 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 12 W 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 35 mA ? 500 mA
TX 450 mA max ? 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1973 and 197x in West Germany Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
420 × 260 × 160 mm
(16.54 × 10.24 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 BRAUN-SE-000600 WOUXUN-KG-UV000920R