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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Precision RF Meter

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity VHF: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 3 tubes. 2 x 6JM6 final ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 2-5/2-5 W (Depending on voltage), Medium: 2/1.8 W, Low: 0.35/0.35 W 150 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12V DC or mains Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 20-250 mA Max 500 mA @ 12 VDC ?
TX 0.5-1.5 A Max 11 A @ 12 VDC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1997 and 1997 Between 1966 and 196x Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
266.7 × 152.4 × 330.2 mm
(10.50 × 6.00 × 13.00 in)
140 × 60 × 120 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 4.72 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000204 YAESU-FT-000100-(OLDER) HEATHKIT-HM-001002