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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 0.56-35 MHz in 4 bands 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W 1.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m - 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 105-130V AC 10-12.5V DC
Current RX ? ? 12-85 mA
TX ? - 0.45-1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1950 and 1956 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
419 × 298 × 209 mm
(16.50 × 11.73 × 8.23 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
BFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000125 MOTOROLA-HT-000440