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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  ?
Freq. stability less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 440-450 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity less than 1 µV provides readable signal ? ?
Selectivity 2 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Direct conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 440-450 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   FM  
RF-output 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W High: 3-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 35 mA ? Max 1.5 A
TX 450 mA max Max 1.2 A Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
65 × 116 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.57 × 1.38 in)
140 × 38 × 172 mm
(5.51 × 1.50 × 6.77 in)
Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000007 ICOM-IC-000004AT SANTEC-FM-000240