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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) 1-10 W Max 75 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 0.9 A N/A
TX ? Max 3.3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
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Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 ICOM-IC-000211E YAESU-FL-000050B