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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 230-550 / 834-915 / 960.1-1000 MHz ? 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? - 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 80-15 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 15/15 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB: 2000 W PEP, CW/RTTY: 1000 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (120/240 V AC - 240 V DC recommended) External high-voltage power supply
Current RX Max 1.1 A - ?
TX Max 12.5 A 20/10 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 39 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 1.54 in)
378 × 210 × 368 mm
(14.88 × 8.27 × 14.49 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features GPS option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-ID-000800D HEATHKIT-HL-002200 HEATHKIT-HW-000100