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Handheld VHF Transceiver
40m CW Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 7.000-7.125 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB typical
Audio output ? ? 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 7.000-7.125 MHz -
Modulations FM   CW   -
RF-output 2 W 1 W -

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 40Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.5 V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 55 mA 1.5 A
TX ? 550 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 1974 and 1980 in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? 202 × 65 × 173 mm
(7.95 × 2.56 × 6.81 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-VF-002031 MIZUHO-DC-000007 TEN-TEC-RX-000350