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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 143.8-148.2 MHz -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 143.8-148.2 MHz 2-32 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 50 W 10 / 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1982 and 19xx Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 216 × 178 mm
(12.99 × 8.50 × 7.01 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000020 ICOM-IC-000290A TMC-SBE-000003