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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.3 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 3.5-25/3.5-25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? 2-2.5 A 800 mA max
TX - Max 9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines
Dimensions 311 × 133 × 209 mm
(12.24 × 5.24 × 8.23 in)
425 × 149 × 406 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 15.98 in)
200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
Weight 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) without PS-35<BR>16.8 kgwith PS-35 935 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Alpha-tags
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000091 ICOM-IC-000970E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100