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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 143-149 MHz 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S+S/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB S+S/N
Selectivity ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
-65 dB @ 10 kHz
Filters ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 7.8 MHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 143-149 MHz 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output 1-25 W 4 W (3 W on 10 m) AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.8 A ? ?
TX Max 7 A 1 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
197 × 62 × 220 mm
(7.76 × 2.44 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? QSK
WARC option
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-FM-000088 HEATHKIT-HW-000009 SBE-SIDEBANDER-VI