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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz 5 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 2.5/0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 8.4V DC +/- 25% 5.5-13V DC
Current RX ? ? 20-100 mA
TX ? 400-800 mA 700 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PLL with thumbwheels. VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 KENWOOD-TR-002500 YAESU-FT-000203R