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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 26.965-27.405 MHz 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 26.965-27.405 MHz 136-162 MHz
146-174 MHz
403-433 MHz
438-470 MHz
465-495 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output 180W PEP 4 W 5 W max

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 7.5V DC NiCad battery
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 1995 and 2001 Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions ? 139 × 37 × 182 mm
(5.47 × 1.46 × 7.17 in)
59 × 140 × 40 mm
(2.32 × 5.51 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 860 gr (1.9 lbs) 509 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 400 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? AM/FM CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000101 MIDLAND/ALAN-000078-PLUS-MULTI MOTOROLA-GP-000300