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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Base station HF/VHF Transceiver
DMR Dual-Band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? 0.05 p.p.m. (0 - 50°C, after warm-up) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-60 MHz (0.500 - 29.999, 50.000-54.000 MHz guaranteed) 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   FSK   DMR  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: 0.16 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 0.13 µV

AM (at 10 dB S/N)
0.5–1.799 MHz: 6.3 μV typ.
1.8–29.999 MHz: 2.0 µV
28.0–29.7 MHz: -
50–54 MHz: 1.0 µV

FM (at 12 dB SINAD)
0.5–1.799 MHz: -
1.8–29.999 MHz: -
28.0–29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV
50–54 MHz: 0.32 µV
Analog
0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)

Digital
0.25 µV (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ≤ 2.4 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 500 Hz/–6 dB, ≥ 700 Hz/–60 dB
≤ 6.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 15 kHz/–60 dB
≤ 12.0 kHz/–6 dB, ≥ 20 kHz/–60 dB
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Filters ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz) CW (BW: 500 Hz) RTTY (BW: 500 Hz) AM (BW: 6 kHz) FM (BW: 15 kHz) 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Direct Sampling Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 12 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB 84 dB
Audio output ? 2.6W at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM   FSK   DMR  
RF-output ? 1-100W (AM: 1-25 W) 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±15% 7.4 V DC, 2000 mAh Li-ion
Current RX ? 3.5 A max ?
TX - 23 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 2017 and 201x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
340 × 117 × 277 mm
(13.39 × 4.61 × 10.91 in)
131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 9.98 kg (22.0 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 3000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Large 7-inch color display, 800×600 pixels
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
Digital-Up-Conversion (DUC) for clean transmit
Dual receivers, dual spectrum scopes
DVI-D connector for an external display
SD memory card slot for saving data
I/Q signal output
Memo pad stores up to 10 operating frequencies and modes
Quick split function
Quick Dualwatch function
RF gain and squelch control with a knob
RIT and ΔTX variable up to 9.999 kHz
UTC/local clock and timer function
1 Hz pitch tuning and display
IP67
Optional GPS
Color LCD
8 hours audio recording
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 ICOM-IC-007610 TYT-UV-000380