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Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change -
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz ? -

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands 160-6 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB) -
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB) AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
5.2 MHz ?
Image rejection 2 m: 65 dB 70 cm: 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 160-6 MHz
Modulations FM   - All mode  
RF-output High: 50/40 W, Medium: 5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W ? 1 kW

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 72Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC) None
Current RX 1.3 A 90 VA -
TX Max 12 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 199x in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 362 × 109 × 365 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 14.37 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
184 × 121 × 108 mm
(7.24 × 4.76 × 4.25 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 33 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. CTCSS and DTMF options. ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN STANDARD-C-000050D EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II HEATHKIT-HM-000011