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General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Better than ± 0.002% ?
Tuning steps ? 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144.000-148.995 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N 0.8 µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
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Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 15 W, Low: 2 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 13.2 V DC
Current RX ? 400-550 mA 0.3-1.2 A
TX ? 1.25-2.5 A 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
180 × 38 × 123 mm
(7.09 × 1.50 × 4.84 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 761 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000104A KDK-FM-002016AE CRT-S-MINI