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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Dual VHF Power Meter

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m  2m  4m 
Freq. stability ? better than ±2 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz N/A

Receiver

RX-range 50-52 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz 50-175 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-52 MHz 1.6-29.999 MHz 50-175 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output 100 W 5/20 W (PEP) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC) ?
Current RX ? 250 mA ?
TX ? 4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1971 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1979 and 1983 in USA
Dimensions ? 366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
191 × 108 × 165 mm
(7.52 × 4.25 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000110 RACAL-TRA-000931 HEATHKIT-HM-002141