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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 26-30 MHz 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m 26-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 180W PEP ? 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 16-190 mA
TX ? ? 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1970 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Taiwan Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions ? ? 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? ? 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 82 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Split operation for repeater access Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000101 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000789DX YAESU-FT-000530