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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Precision RF Meter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 109-136 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) W-FM: 0.18 µV
FM: 0.22 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
8 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W 2 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 1.6-54 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   All mode  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) VHF: 20/40 W, UHF: 20/35 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 13.8V DC ±15% Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 100 W 400 mA ?
TX 400 W 8 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 2013 and 201x in China Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
140 × 60 × 120 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 4.72 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Twin RX
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 BAOJIE-BJ-009900 HEATHKIT-HM-001002