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HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m/6 m 10-80 m 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 1 µV (6dB S/N) ? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity 3 kHz (-6 dB), 14 kHz (-60 dB) ? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ?
Receiver system ? 7-tubes superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 15-80 m: >50 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m/6 m - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM   DMR  
RF-output 60 W ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU (12V DC or mains) Mains 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX Max 4.7 A @ 12.6 VDC ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX ? - 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 196x in USA Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions ? ? 51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? S-meter
Antenna trimmer
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-G-000076 HEATHKIT-HR-000010 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-007200