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HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 118-950 MHz 130-2200 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
? ?
Selectivity Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
? 250 Hz
Filters Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 110 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 watt into 8-ohm load ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations CW   FM   -
RF-output 4 W (3 W on 10 m) High: 6/6 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16 V DC 4.5-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 180 mA ?
TX 1 A max Max 1.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1943 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
57 × 122 × 29 mm
(2.24 × 4.80 × 1.14 in)
?
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) incl battery ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features QSK
WARC option
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000009 ICOM-IC-T000007E EDDYSTONE-000400B