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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? Channelized -

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV -
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
-
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Dual conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 68-88 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   All mode  
RF-output ? 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC None
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 1970 and 1981 in USA
Dimensions ? 157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PA output use in vehicle -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN MOTOROLA-STACCATO E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III HEATHKIT-HM-000102