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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz ?
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz 10-80m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W SSB: 1.2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 6.3-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? 13-100 mA ?
TX ? Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? 560 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SS-009000 KENWOOD-TH-000415E HEATHKIT-SB-000230