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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz depending on band

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 136-174 MHz 30-54 / 118-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ? 30-54 mhzL 0.5 µV
118-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-215 MHz: 1.0 µV
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
? 9 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? 1 crystal, 1 ceramic
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 2 W ? 1.2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 144-146 MHz (Europe except Italy)
144-148 MHz (Italy and the rest of the world)
-
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) High: 6 W, Low: 1 W -

Connections

Antenna - BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 9.6V DC 12 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 25-210 mA 13 W
TX ? 0.7-1.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
58 × 141 × 32 mm
(2.28 × 5.55 × 1.26 in)
250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 420 gr (14.8 oz) without battery 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 ICOM-IC-T000002H RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002024