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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 200 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ? 1st: 455 kHz
2nd: 4034 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output 10 W 1/50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC 13.8 V DC Internal 9 V NiCad (trickle charged through 115 V DC)
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz Between 1969 and 1976 in USA
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
287 × 156 × 215 mm
(11.30 × 6.14 × 8.46 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Tone burst encoder optional DTMF, CTCSS/PL. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000202 HEATHKIT-HW-000024H HEATHKIT-GR-000078