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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
6 band SSB/CW transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 143.8-148.2 MHz 2.5-4.1 / 5-8 / 10-15.1 / 18-22 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
0.3 µV
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 143.8-148.2 MHz 1.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.5 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.5 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 50 W 10 / 1 W 5-8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50-1000 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX - 700-900 mA 180 mA
TX ? 1.6-5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1982 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Canada
Dimensions 330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
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Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Kit

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000020 ICOM-IC-000290A YOUKITS-TJ000006A