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Desktop Precision RF Meter
Manpack / Mobile HF transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 p.p.m. from –30°C to +60°C ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.6-54 MHz 0.250-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.14 µV for 10 dB SINAD 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 300 to 2700 Hz (standard filter), 300 to 3000 Hz (optional 2.7 kHz BW filter) ?
Receiver system ? SDR Processing Architecture 2 m/70 cm: Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.8 MHz (2 m), 47.05 MHz (70 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (2 m/70 cm)
Image rejection ? >85 dB 2 m: 65 dB, 70 cm: 60 dB
Audio output ? Waterproof internal speaker; 0.5 W into 8 Ω, 10% THD Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 1.6-54 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
10 m / 23 cm optional
Modulations All mode   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   FM  
RF-output ? 25 W PEP (High)/5 W PEP (Low) selectable 1 / 5 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 12 V DC (10.8 to 15 V operational) 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 120 mA 1.3 A
TX ? 12 A max 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2017 and 20xx in USA Between 201x and 20xx in Australia Between 1991 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 60 × 120 mm
(5.51 × 2.36 × 4.72 in)
245 × 600 × 92 mm
(9.65 × 23.62 × 3.62 in)
362 × 109 × 330 mm
(14.25 × 4.29 × 12.99 in)
Weight 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) With 8 Ah NiMH battery 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 600 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 8 channels/second 33 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? MIL-STD-810F
Data + voice encryption
USB (full opto-isolation) or RS232
Internal antenna tuner
GPS
Digital voice
Encrypted voice + data
Optional frequency hopping
Remote control
CTCSS / DTMF options
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CAW05 power cord
MPN HEATHKIT-HM-001002 CODAN-002110M STANDARD-C-000050