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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 108-950 MHz 2-29.999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW Narrow: 1.7µV @ 20 dB
AM: 7.5 µV @ 20 dB
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? CW wide: 2900 Hz, CW narrow: 400 Hz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 2-29.999 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W SSB/CW: 3/30 W, AM: 7.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5-16 V DC 20-28V DC
Current RX ? 40-210 mA 175 mA
TX - Max 1.6 A 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in UK
Dimensions 311 × 133 × 209 mm
(12.24 × 5.24 × 8.23 in)
57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
330 × 90 × 250 mm
(12.99 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 4.00 kg (8.8 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Twin RX
Crossband repeat
Range: 40 km by day under normal conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000091 ICOM-IC-W000032A CLANSMAN-PRC-000320