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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands 6m  40m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps 25 kHz ? -

Receiver

RX-range 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz) 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB ? -
Selectivity 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
? -
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Super-heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 4 mW across 1000 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz) 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 1.6-4.0 W ~30 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette) 13.8 V DC None
Current RX ? ? -
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 1970 and 1981 in USA
Dimensions 273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770 SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A HEATHKIT-HM-000102