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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ? ?
Selectivity 15 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 49.8-54.0 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 4×LR6 or 9V DC external
Current RX 60 W ? ?
TX 120 W Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1993 and 19xx Between 199x and xxxx
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
66 × 154 × 42 mm
(2.60 × 6.06 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' ICOM-IC-000707 20-506