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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W into 4 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (80 W on 10m) High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 0.8-1.2 A ?
TX ? Max 8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 1984 in USA Between 1990 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 292 × 127 × 355 mm
(11.50 × 5.00 × 13.98 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
?
Weight 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 36 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-005400 ICOM-IC-003220E CRKITS-KN-Q000008