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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 50-52 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 50-52 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 10 W 3 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains ?V DC
Current RX ? Max 800 mA ?
TX - Max 3.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
?
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 7.20 kg (15.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
? VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 ICOM-IC-000451E ICOM-IC-000502A