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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 4 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 100 W max

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC Mains
Current RX 30 W ? 32 W
TX - ? 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1971 in USA Between 1984 and 198x Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 292 × 146 × 171 mm
(11.50 × 5.75 × 6.73 in)
57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries 13.50 kg (29.8 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 BFO
S-Meter
Optional TU-6 CTCSS encoder VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-GR-000064 KENWOOD-TH-000041AT KENWOOD-TS-000830M