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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 Hz
5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 / 420-460 MHz 0.495-1320 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters Lattice-type crystal filter for high selectivity ? ?
Receiver system 7-tubes superheterodyne Single, double or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA & Australia)
50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 2 m FM/CW: 6-45 W, SSB: 6-35 W (continuously adjustable) 70 cm FM/CW: 6-40 W, SSB: 6-30 W (continuously adjustable) High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% 8.0V DC
Current RX ? 2.5 A max 50-190 mA
TX - 16 A max Max 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1996 and 199x in Japan Between 2001 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
58 × 87 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.14 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 160 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-meter
Antenna trimmer
Built-in keyer
IF shift
NB
VOX
CTCSS / PL encoder (US & Australian versions only)
Tone scan
CI-V interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-000010 ICOM-IC-000821H ICOM-IC-T000082R