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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10°C to +60°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band) 136-174 MHz 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   AFSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ?
Selectivity ? More than 6/3 kHz at -6 dB, Less than 14/9 kHz at -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL TX. VFO option Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st 21.7 MHz
2nd 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 75 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2 W at 10% distortion with an 8 load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/40/80 m (lower 250 KHz on each band) 144-146 MHz (Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   AFSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output 90 W (input) 5 / 10 / 25 / 75 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC +/-15% (negative ground) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 0.3-1 A 420 mA
TX ? 15 A max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1976 Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 150 × 50 × 150 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 5.91 in)
175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 207 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Selectable green or amber display. CTCSS and DCS. Standard DTMF encoder and optional decoder. Weather alert scan (US version only). ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000016 ICOM-IC-V008000 CRKITS-KN-Q000010A