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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Lineair Amplifier

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
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 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 438-450 MHz ?
Modulations CW   FM   -
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
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Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 143-149 MHz
Modulations CW   FM   All mode  
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 1/10 W 10 W @ 1.5 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 13.8 V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX 1 A max 3.4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
95 × 70 × 130 mm
(3.74 × 2.76 × 5.12 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 HEATHKIT-HW-000024 HEATHKIT-HA-000201