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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz all-mode incl WFM
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) 100/100/50/20 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.8-2.0 A
TX ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1999 and 2010
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
167 × 58 × 200 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
107 memories (99 regular, 6 scan edges, 2 call channels)
Accessories ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 ICOM-IC-000706MKIIG