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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station VHF Receiver
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  2m  1.25m  4m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 30-330 MHz 24-1800 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ± 12,5 kHz / ± 75 kHz / ± 150 kHz Tracking RF filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
1st: 15.7 MHz
2nd: 1650 kHz
?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output External speaker or headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   - All mode  
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W - ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50-72Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains Separate PSU 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX 60 W ? ?
TX 120 W - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1959 and 197x in West Germany Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
570 × 450 × 410 mm
(22.44 × 17.72 × 16.14 in)
?
Weight ? 65.00 kg (143.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 8 programmable GPIO's
3 programmable clock outputs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE ROHDE-&-SCHWARZ-ESG AIRSPY-R000002