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Mobile 2m Transceiver
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Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 6 XTAL channels for Rx and Tx ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz 26.925-28.025 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output 2 W 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 143.9-148.3 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.925-28.025 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output 10 W SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.6-16 V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 4 A ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1973 and 197x in USA Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 1973 and 197x
Dimensions 210 × 70 × 251 mm
(8.27 × 2.76 × 9.88 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
?
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Tone burst encoder optional ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000202 ICOM-IC-000732 SILTRONIX-001011C