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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 142-162 / 347-400 / 850-935 MHz 146-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - 146-174 MHz
Modulations CW   - FM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W ? 1/2/5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 12 V DC / 4×AA batteries ?
Current RX 35 mA ? ?
TX 450 mA max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
67 × 175 × 40 mm
(2.64 × 6.89 × 1.57 in)
?
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 YUPITERU-MVT-003000 MOTOROLA-HT-000600