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HF Receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-1300 MHz 60-79.975 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
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Selectivity 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 7 kHz (-60 dB) AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.395-8.895 MHz
2nd: 3.395 MHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 90 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 60-79.975 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SMA Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11.5-15V DC or mains 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 10~14 V DC
Current RX Max 750 mA 115 mW typical 90 mA
TX - - 285 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1981 in USA Between 2007 and 20xx Between 1979 and 198x in Israël
Dimensions 324 × 171 × 304 mm
(12.76 × 6.73 × 11.97 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
90 × 225 × 55 mm
(3.54 × 8.86 × 2.17 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
150 Hz tonesquelch
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-HR-001680 YUPITERU-MVT-005500 MILITARY-PRC-000614B