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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 136-174 MHz 30 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) CW: 0.2 µV / 10 dB
AM: 1 µV / 10 dB
FM: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
3.6 kHz @ -40 dB
AM: 6 kHz
CW: 200-1200 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 4 tubes ? Double (AM/CW/SSB) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? >60 dB 70 dB
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
80-10 m
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 7 W, Medium: 4 W, Low: 0.5 W 1-10 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11V DC (battery pack) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 30 W 30-250 mA 700 mA
TX - Max 2.6 A 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1971 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 292 × 146 × 171 mm
(11.50 × 5.75 × 6.73 in)
56 × 110 × 35 mm
(2.20 × 4.33 × 1.38 in)
230 × 230 × 90 mm
(9.06 × 9.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) with BP-227 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 107 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features BFO
S-Meter
CTCSS & DTCS. Alpha tags WX alert (US version only). USB interface
LCD display
Built-in keyer
Built-in ATU
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000064 ICOM-IC-V000085 CHINESE-KN-000920