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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 3.5-27.4 MHz 50-54 MHz 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   All mode   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
Modulations - All mode   CW  
RF-output ? 3 W @ 6 VDC, 10 W @ 13.8 VDC 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4LR20) or 13.8V DC external 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX - Max 2.9 A (10 W) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 380 × 170 × 350 mm
(14.96 × 6.69 × 13.78 in)
230 × 76 × 189 mm
(9.06 × 2.99 × 7.44 in)
?
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) with batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000310 ICOM-IC-000505 TEN-TEC-R004040