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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W 10 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 350 mA 0.5-0.9 A
TX ? 2.3 A 2.6-6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 170 × 60 × 230 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.06 in)
175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SS-009000 KENWOOD-TR-007100 KENWOOD-TR-007900