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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 m 220-225 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ± 15 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >N/A
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10 m 220-225 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
RF-output 5 W High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 140 mA 0.7 A
TX ? Max 1.2 A 3.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
64 × 130 × 65 mm
(2.52 × 5.12 × 2.56 in)
140 × 50 × 110 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 4.33 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? AQS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000019-'TENER' ICOM-IC-000003AT ICOM-IC-000026