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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (200 channels with VXO) 15/20/40 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? less than 1 µV provides readable signal ?
Selectivity ? 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (200 channels with VXO) 15/20/40 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   SSB   CW   FM  
RF-output 10 W 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 35 mA Max 1.7 A
TX ? 450 mA max Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
?
Weight ? 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN FDK-MULTI-002000 HEATHKIT-HW-000007 ICOM-IC-000900A