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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF transceiver

General

HAM bands 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 ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - VHF/UHF 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 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ? 4.0 W into 4 Ω (external H-250 interface) 0.5 W into 8 Ω (handset)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - SSB  
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W ? 150 W PEP — user programmable Hi, Med, Lo

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 10 V to 35 V DC
Current RX - ? 650 mA
TX 500 W peak - 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
? 220 × 66 × 190 mm
(8.66 × 2.60 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) RF-unit + handset
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 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 HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002001 CODAN-SENTRY-H