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HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
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 ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
0.14 µV typical
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB 75 dB typical
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 7.2V DC
Current RX ? 20-310 mA
TX 1 A max 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 207 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
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Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 ICOM-IC-V000080