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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Submersible Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz per hour drift after 10 minute warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10m 50-52 MHz 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
5 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters 2.1 kHz 400 Hz optional ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10m 50-52 MHz 156.025 - 163.275 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W (80-15m), 80 W (10m) 3 W 5 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ?V DC 12 V DC - 1030 mAh Nickel Metal Hydride
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features 100 kHz crystal calibrator
Triple Action Level Control
VOX
PTT
VXO Floating
Submersible IPX7 (3.3 feet or 1 meter for 30 minutes)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SB-000102 ICOM-IC-000502A STANDARD-HX000150