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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
SDR receiver | Spectrum analyzer | Panoramic adapter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 150 - 174 MHz 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
? ?
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
? ?
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 150 - 174 MHz -
Modulations CW   FM   -
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 5-45W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC ? 5 Volts (USB port powered)
Current RX ? ? 425 mA
TX 1 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2013 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
? 95 × 32 × 95 mm
(3.74 × 1.26 × 3.74 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 160 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
14 Character alphanumeric LCD
CTCSS / DCS
MIL-SPEC 810 C, D and E for shock, vibration and dust as well as "driven rain" specifications
PC programmable
USB 2.0
RS-232
Processor: Atmel AT91SAM7S256 w/ JTAG port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 KENWOOD-TK-000730 RFSPACE-SDR-IQ