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Mobile 2m FM-transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 10-80 m 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ± 0.15 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.5-148.5 MHz 10-80 m 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 10 W ? 100/100/50/20 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC (HWA-2036-3 Power Supply) ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.7 A ? 1.8-2.0 A
TX 2.6 A max ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies) Between 197x and 19xx Between 1999 and 2010
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 249 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.80 in)
? 167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) ? 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-002036 HEATHKIT-SB-000104A ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG