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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  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 ±2.5 ppm -12°C to +60°C ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
136-174 MHz (USA)
100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   N-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
0.14 µV typical ?
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
70/50dB (Wide/Narrow) typica ?
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB 75 dB typical 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load 750 mW typ. with an 16 ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 0.5 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 7.2V DC 5 Volts (USB port powered)
Current RX ? 20-310 mA 425 mA
TX 1 A max 1.4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 2013 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
58 × 112 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.18 in)
95 × 32 × 95 mm
(3.74 × 1.26 × 3.74 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) with BP-264 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 207 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
? USB 2.0
RS-232
Processor: Atmel AT91SAM7S256 w/ JTAG port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 ICOM-IC-V000080 RFSPACE-SDR-IQ