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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  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 ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
<.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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 >60 dB typical
Audio output ? ? 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 2 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 700-900 mA 1.5 A
TX ? 1.6-5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? 170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-VF-002031 ICOM-IC-000290H TEN-TEC-RX-000350