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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm  33cm  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 MHz 66-88 / 108-170 / 300-470 / 806-1000 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 100 watts at 300-3000 cycle (Adjustable low-level speech clipping; 500 ohm output available) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 150 W, SSB/CW: 180 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50-72Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 4LR6 or external 12V DC
Current RX - Max 0.8 A Max 200 mA
TX 500 W peak Max 3.1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 196x in USA Between 1979 and 19xx Between 1997 and 19xx
Dimensions 495 × 295 × 406 mm
(19.49 × 11.61 × 15.98 in)
185 × 64 × 223 mm
(7.28 × 2.52 × 8.78 in)
59 × 152 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.98 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Speech descrambler.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-TX-000001-'APACHE' ICOM-IC-000260A YUPITERU-MVT-003300