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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 15 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 140-150 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ≤ 1 µV (S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 140-150 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output 1 / 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 13.8V DC Mains 85-265 VAC
Current RX 2 A Max 600 mA ?
TX 3-20 A Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 1977 in USA Between 1983 and 198x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
?
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-X000003