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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 6020 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W 1-10 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains 117/230V AC (12V DC option)
Current RX ? 0.9 A ?
TX ? Max 3.3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 240 × 110 × 260 mm
(9.45 × 4.33 × 10.24 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 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-SS-009000 ICOM-IC-000211E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005