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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10 m 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 1 µV 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   -
RF-output 5 W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 550-900 mA ?
TX ? 3.6-7.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HW-000019-'TENER' ICOM-IC-003210E 20-400