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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? 400 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) ? High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC or mains 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 20.166 SANTEC-LS-000202A