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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 12V DC or internal batteries
Current RX ? 0.8-1.2 A ?
TX ? Max 8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 36 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 ICOM-IC-003220E LOWE-HF-000225