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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± .0015% ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 10-80 m 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV for 12db SINAD (or 15 dB of quieting) ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection -50 dB or greater ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at less than 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz - 160-6 m
Modulations FM   - All mode  
RF-output 10-15 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 550-750 mA ? ?
TX 4 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 184 × 70 × 260 mm
(7.24 × 2.76 × 10.24 in)
? 254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight ? ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-VF-007401 HEATHKIT-HR-000020 HEATHKIT-SB-000630