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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m 
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal 0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   FM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 0.5/6W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 4.5-16V DC
Current RX 35 mA Max 180 mA
TX 450 mA max Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 70 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 ICOM-IC-T000007H