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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.18-30 MHz 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? 0.1/5 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.25 A
TX - ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1971 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 370 × 160 × 280 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.02 in)
75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000054 MOTOROLA-MX003000 TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)