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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 430-440 MHz (Europe)
440-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC or mains 5.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 1990 and 199x
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
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Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN HEATHKIT-SB-001400 ICOM-IC-R000072DC YAESU-FT-000811