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HF Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile 2m / 222MHz / 70cm Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 50-54 / 136-174 MHz 136-174 / 245-246 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW) ≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 50-54 / 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 245-246 / 400-490 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W 1-20/1-20 W 3 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120-240 V AC) 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX - 400 mA (no signal) ?
TX 260 W max Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1975 in USA Between 2000 and 200x Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
145 × 190 × 47 mm
(5.71 × 7.48 × 1.85 in)
Weight 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters. Emergency alert
FM radio with 25 stations memory
CTCSS/DCS scanning
PC-programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000401 TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2) YANTON-TM-008600