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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 Hz / 1 / 1.25 / 25 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
VHF
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
0.3 µV
Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? >40 dB ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
VHF
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) ?
Current RX ? 80-150 mA 0.5 A
TX ? Max 1.5 A 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 2005 and 200x Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
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Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 ICOM-IC-E000007 WILSON-WH002516