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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±10 ppm -10°C to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
0.18 µV @ 12dB SINAD
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
More than 15 kHz/ -9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/ 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
1st: 45.15 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) 500 mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 144-146 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 5 W HF/6 m: 100 W, 2 m: 10 W 0.5/6W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4.5-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 180 mA
TX ? ? Max 1.6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 285 gr (10.1 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 70 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000029A-'SIXER' HILBERLING-PT-008000A ICOM-IC-T000007H