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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC or mains External high-voltage power supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? ? 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Band scope option (CBS-55) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STANDARD-C-000178A STANDARD-C-005400 HEATHKIT-HW-000100