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HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 15 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 140-150 MHz 140-150 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
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 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 1 / 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 500 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 13.8V DC 13.2V DC
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 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 367 × 146 × 352 mm
(14.45 × 5.75 × 13.86 in)
140 × × 177 mm
(5.51 × 0.00 × 6.97 in)
49 × 103 × 35 mm
(1.93 × 4.06 × 1.38 in)
Weight 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 48 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS Band & Memory Scan
Pocket Beep
Priority Watch
Auto Repeater
DTMF Keypad
Battery Saver
Clock with timer
External 12 V DC Jack
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000104 ICOM-IC-000027A ICOM-IC-000002SAT