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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.495-999 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   N-FM   DV   FM  
RF-output AM: Max 125 W, CW: Max 140 W High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW 55 W max

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50/600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1957 in USA Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 526 × 350 × 406 mm
(20.71 × 13.78 × 15.98 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
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Weight 45.36 kg (100.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions ARTS
DTMF
CTCSS
DCS
WIRES II internet
CW trainer
NOAA WX-alert
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-DX-000100 ICOM-IC-E000092D YAESU-FT-001900R