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HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
Image rejection 60 dB ? 2 m: 65 dB 70 cm: 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output 1 / 100 W ? High: 50/40 W, Medium: 5/5 W, Low: 1/1 W

Connections

Antenna Proprietary - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains 85-265 VAC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 2 A ? 1.3 A
TX 3-20 A ? Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 2007 and 200x Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
? 362 × 109 × 365 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 14.37 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 33 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control. CTCSS and DTMF options.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 ICOM-X000003 STANDARD-C-000050D