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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz 5 kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 143.8-148.2 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 10 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 500 mA 700-900 mA
TX ? Max 2.3 A 1.6-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1982 and 19xx
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
156 × 58 × 218 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 8.58 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF-mike. Dual VFO's and scanning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 ICOM-IC-000024E ICOM-IC-000290A