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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
VHF/UHF SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 PPB

Receiver

RX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 24-1800 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? Tracking RF filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Digital Down Converter, software defined
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.8-148.2 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   - All mode  
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W - ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 4LR6 or 6V DC external 5 V DC (USB port)
Current RX 60 W ? ?
TX 120 W - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 2017 and 20xx in France
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Headless

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 8 programmable GPIO's
3 programmable clock outputs
Accessories ? - ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE SONY-ICF-SW000055E AIRSPY-R000002