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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. Less than 500 cycles drift in first hour, after 15 minutes warm-up, and less than 100 cycles per hour thereafter
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.1-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? SSB / CW / FSK
100-500 kHz: ≤ 1 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 0.13 µV
AM
100-500 kHz: ≤ 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 31.6 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: ≤ 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB: 2.3 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.3 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 200 Hz @ -6 dB / 450 Hz @ -60 dB
FSK: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1000 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 14 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? SSB: 300 / 2600 Hz CW: 200 Hz FSK: 500 Hz AM: 100 / 4000 Hz FM: 14 kHz ?
Receiver system XTAL Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 11.3 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB ?
Audio output ? >= 1.5 W @ 1-% THD into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 2 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W) 100 W (AM 35 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (117 V AC, 50/60 cycles)
Current RX ? 2 A -
TX ? 20.5 A 350 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 1995 and 19xx Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
333 × 149 × 279 mm
(13.11 × 5.87 × 10.98 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Built-in auto AT: 20-150 ohms
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Accessories ? ? HA-16 VOX ADAPTOR
MPN HEATHKIT-VF-002031 KENWOOD-TS-000870S HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000046