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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile quad-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 25 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m All International Maritime VHF channels 26-33 / 47-54 / 108-180 / 320-512 / 750-950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 / 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - All International Maritime VHF channels 29 / 50 / 144 / 430 MHz bands
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 25 W 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 W (UHF: 40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12/24 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX - 5 A max 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1962 in USA Between 2008 and 20xx in Denmark Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions 308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
140 × 41.5 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.63 × 6.61 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-MR-000001-'COMANCHE' SAILOR-RT002048 TYT-TH-009800