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Desktop VHF Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.3 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.250-30 MHz
Modulations - - SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: -125 dBm (0.12 µV)
Selectivity ? ? >65 dB at -1 kHz at -1 kHz +4 kHz SCF (USB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.4 kHz, 2.75 kHz, 3 kHz (software defined)
Receiver system ? ? SDR Processing Architecture
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB
Audio output ? ? 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 10 W 90 W 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains External PSU (500-600V DC @ 100 mA; 6.3 V @ 4.7 A or 12.6 V @ 2.35 A AC/DC) 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX - - 650 mA
TX ? ? 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 300 × 160 × 340 mm
(11.81 × 6.30 × 13.39 in)
308 × 155 × 254 mm
(12.13 × 6.10 × 10.00 in)
220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Up to 500 contact list entries
IP67 / MIL-STD-810G
GPS
Data + voice encryption
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MTR-000025 HEATHKIT-MT-000001-'CHEYENNE' CODAN-SENTRY-H