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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10 m 143.9-148.3 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV ? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity ? ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) 2 W 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10 m 143.9-148.3 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   -
RF-output 5 W 10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 12.6-16 V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX ? ? 115 mW typical
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in bank(s) 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tone burst encoder optional CTCSS / DCS
Dual VFO
Micro-SD memory card slot (2GB max)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000019-'TENER' HEATHKIT-HW-000202 YUPITERU-MVT-007500