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Base Station Amateur HF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 26 dB S+N+D/N+D at 1 µV ?
Selectivity ? ± 7.5 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 300 mW into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 W, Low: 0.15 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8.4V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? 20-130 mA 2 A
TX - 220-550 mA 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 in USA Between 1980 and 199x Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 377 × 169 × 340 mm
(14.84 × 6.65 × 13.39 in)
65 × 117 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.38 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs) with BP3 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000301 ICOM-IC-000002A ELECRAFT-K000004