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Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   DV   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
4.8 kbps voice: 0.35 µV (BER 1x10-2)
128 kbps data: 1.58 µV (BER 1x10-2)
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Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
GMSK 4.8 kbps: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
GMSK 128 kbps: 140 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   DV   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) 13.8V DC +/-15% 12-14V DC
Current RX 0.7 A Max 1.5 A ?
TX 2.6 A max Max 7 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
150 × 50 × 50 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 1.97 in)
247 × 95 × 301 mm
(9.72 × 3.74 × 11.85 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) Panel + Transceiver 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-002036 ICOM-ID-000001 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000100-MX