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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 136-174 or 403-512 MHz MHz depending on version 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 136-174 or 403-512 MHz MHz depending on version 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? VHF: 6/2.5/1 W, UHF: 4/2/1 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna - NMO -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ? External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 19xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 72 × 164 × 36 mm
(2.83 × 6.46 × 1.42 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? 673 gr (1.5 lbs) incl battery 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 48 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000178A MOTOROLA-MX000300S HEATHKIT-HW-000100