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Desktop VHF Weather radio
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver
VHF Lineair Amplifier

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 162.400 / 162.475 / 162.550 MHz 0.250-30 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   -
Sensitivity ? 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter) ?
Receiver system Single conversion SDR Processing Architecture ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? >85 dB ?
Audio output 260 mW @ 32 ohms Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz 143-149 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   All mode  
RF-output ? 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable 10 W @ 1.5 W input

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains + 9V backup battery 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational) 12-16 V DC
Current RX 5 W 120 mA ?
TX - 12 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in Australia Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 150 × 33 × 125 mm
(5.91 × 1.30 × 4.92 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
95 × 70 × 130 mm
(3.74 × 2.76 × 5.12 in)
Weight 470 gr (1.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-WEATHER-ALERT CODAN-002110M HEATHKIT-HA-000201