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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output Internal speaker 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W - 0.5-5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic BNC
Impedance 50-72Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX 60 W ? 660 mA
TX 120 W - 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE SONY-ICF-SW000055E XIEGU-X005105